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4 days ago | datingnews.com | Hayley Folk

Open your inbox these days, and alongside the usual updates about profile views and new matches, there’s something else creeping in — reminders to get tested and messages about safer sex practice. And honestly? It’s about time!For those of you in the dating industry, you’ve probably spent over a decade revolutionizing how folks meet, flirt, and even fall into the dreaded situationship.

1 week ago | datingnews.com | Hayley Folk

No one opens a dating app thinking, “Ah, yes, I can’t wait to spend money!” But in a recession? That paid feature or ping might just be the most cost-effective social outing a dating app user gets all week — especially in a looming recession. It’s funny how an economic downturn has a real way of revealing what we, as humans, actually value. When we’re clutching your wallet a little tighter, the $18 cocktail loses its charm. That Uber to the bar starts feeling like a tax on your loneliness.

2 weeks ago | datingnews.com | Amber Brooks

Online dating has come a long way in just a few decades. Match.com launched in 1995 — three years before Google — and became a pioneer in a new way to meet people. In those early days, it wasn’t clear online dating would be successful. The idea that singles could find love on the internet was met with skepticism and derision by the general public — at first. By 2007, online dating had become the second-highest industry1 for paid content. How did this dramatic shift take place? Let’s start from the beginning and go through the timeline of online dating’s highs and lows.1993: Match Group Pioneered Online Dating In the 1990s, online dating wasn’t the talk of the town. In fact, a lot of people were against the whole idea. Meeting a romantic partner through the internet was seen as strange and a sign of desperation, only for those sad saps who couldn’t find love the normal way.But that didn’t stop Match Group from moving full steam ahead by founding its company in 1993 and coming up with the world’s first dating site, Match.com, which was launched in April 19952.It wasn’t an immediate hit. People were still figuring out how emails worked, so the idea of searching for a soulmate online was daunting, to say the least.But the Match Group looked forward! And thank God for that, because its matchmaking system has changed countless people’s lives. Some of today’s most popular dating apps are Match Group properties. I’m talking about Tinder, OkCupid, Hinge, and of course, Match.com. What started out as a bold attempt to bring singles together has grown into what we now know as swipe life. 2000: eharmony Takes a Psychology-Based Approach to LoveDr. Neil Clark Warren has had a long and impressive career as a relationship counselor, clinical psychologist, Christian theologian, and seminary […]

2 weeks ago | datingnews.com | Hayley Folk

Ever seen the shiny marketing campaigns on the subway or even just on social media? One message rings especially loud: We’re here for women. From Bumble’s “Make the First Move” ethos to a new Flure, a new (and sex-positive dating app) that claims to run on women’s safety first, the dating industry is aiming to build spaces where women are empowered, safe, and in control. But is it, actually?

3 weeks ago | datingnews.com | Hayley Folk

For over a decade, the dating industry as we know it has been run by technology. The revolution of matching instantly with someone down the street instead of meeting on a blind date started once users of Craigslist’s Missed Connections turned to new — sometimes sexy — dating sites. The dating industry promises efficiency, access, and above all, the ability to scale connections at an unprecedented level.