10 Top Stories Not To Miss On GDI This Week
- Interview: Grindr’s Peter Sloterdyk on Pronouns, Egypt and INTO Magazine– To find out more about Grindr’s 2017 updates, GDI spoke to Vice President of Marketing Peter Stoterdyk.
- Interview: eHarmony CEO Talks Donald Trump – GDI got in touch with CEO Grant Langston to find out about the effect Trump was having on the dating world.
- Ashley Madison Private Photos ‘Accessible’ – Private pictures on the site are accessed via a secure ‘key’. A default setting on the app may mean people give away their key unwittingly, however.
- Video: GDI Meets the Founder of CLiKD – GDI spoke to Michael Blakeley, CEO and Founder of the innovative dating platform, to find out more about the app and its features.
- Paktor Launches New Feature Inviting Users to be Matchmakers – Matchmaker allows users to invite friends to play a mini-game of matching within the app, even if they are not a user on Paktor.
- Forbes India Profiles Matrimony.com – The featured article tells the story of how Founder Janakiraman went from living in a one bed house with his parents and his elder brother to being the leader in India’s online matchmaking.
- Snap Interactive to Partner with Blockchain Security Innovator Gladius – SNAP will also make an investment towards Gladius’ Initial Coin offering (“ICO”).
- OKCupid Discovery Feature Moves to iOS – The search tool allows users to browse profiles by keywords – a search for ‘rugby’ will return a host of profiles mentioning the sport, and so on.
- Evercore ISI Analyst Recommends IAC & Match Stocks – Anthony DiClemente, a Senior Managing Director at Evercore ISI, has released insights pertaining to a range of internet stocks.
- App Annie Makes 2018 App Economy Predictions – Users are spending approximately two hours per day on applications in developed markets, and many play key roles in business.