- Watch Video Highlights Of GDI Audience With Facebook In Barcelona – Earlier this month, GDI held an exclusive audience with Facebook in Barcelona.
- eHarmony Is Selling Jobs Platform Elevated Careers – Just under a year after launching the venture, the dating company appears to be selling the site, according to a leaked email sent to prospective buyers.
- Grindr Releases Set Of 500 Emojis In New App Gaymoji – The emojis include a rainbow-coloured heart, a cloud raining men and a peach with a phone handset placed on top.
- Indian Dating Startup Matchbox Accepted Onto Facebook’s FbStart Programme – The app shows you the top ten artists that are common between you and the person you are looking at.
- Why Data Monetisation Is The Perfect Match For Online Dating Apps – Excellent guest blog by Tutela about the potential of its anonymous data monetisation revenue stream.
- India Saw 50% Increase In Dating-Related Searches Last Year – This hike was also seen with searches related to weddings and wedding planning.
- Tinder Has Made 250,000 Transgender Matches Since Expanding Gender Options Last Year – The figure was revealed by Tinder co-founder Sean Rad during a panel at SXSW.
- Sam Yagan’s Corazon Capital Closes $40m Fund After Hiring Former Tinder CMO – Corazon Capital had raised $37m as of October 2016, according to SEC filings, and has now closed the full fund.
- Zoosk’s Lively Adds New Quickies Feature To Let Singles Send Framed Photos & Videos – The dating app offers a number of frames, including #DonaldTrumpImpression, #TBT images and #ThisOneTime.
- Sex Toy Company Settles $3m Suit For Collecting “Highly Sensitive” Data About Users – The We-Vibe “couples vibrator” lets users control the product via a smartphone app.
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