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10 Stories Not To Miss On GDI This Week

  1. MeetMe Buys if(we) For $60m – MeetMe has made another big addition to its growing empire, acquiring Silicon Valley social company if(we) for $60m.
  2. Photos From GDI Audience With Facebook In Barcelona Are Live – GDI would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who attended.
  3. Tinder Has Built A Highly Selective Service For Celebrities & Top Users – The exclusive service, called Tinder Select, appears to be for celebrities and other top percentage types on Tinder.
  4. M14 Founder Explains How Dragons’ Den Investment Fell Through – Last month, the founder of M14 Industries appeared on BBC show Dragons’ Den, securing £80,000 investment for 20% equity.
  5. Top 5 Strategies To Grow Your Dating App With Deep Links – See this fantastic guest blog from Gary MacDonough, the co-founder of Double & Evangelist at Branch.
  6. Momo Has Another Incredible Quarter, Revenues Rising By 524% – Total net revenues hit $246.1m, a 524% increase compared to the previous year’s fourth quarter.
  7. Tinder Is Giving Away $250,00 To Charity For International Women’s Day – With #FundHerCause, Tinder gave away $250,000 for people to donate to one of 12 women’s charities.
  8. Spritzr Now Lets Users Earn Cash By Successfully Matching Up Singles – Matchmakers can make 10 suggestions per day.
  9. TrueView Adds Nudity Filter To Block Out Explicit Images On The App – The new filter works by detecting faces and nudity within images, before scoring each one and removing those that are “inappropriate”.
  10. Paktor Hires Ex-Jiayuan Executive As CFO – Shang-Hsiu Koo will take the previously unfilled CFO position.

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Emma Woodley

Emma is a reporter at Global Dating Insights. Originally from Surrey, she has studied Communication and Media at Bournemouth University and The University of Central Florida. She enjoys socialising with friends, exploring new places and can often be found with her nose in a book.

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