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Tinder
Living
2 min read

Tinder wants your mom to know when and where you go on dates

According to Tinder, around 51 percent of users under 30 share date details with their friends, while 19 percent of users do so with their mom. The company wants to streamline the process with a new feature that will allow users to quickly and easily share…

tinder reimburses user missed flight
Living
1 min read

Tinder’s next major update is all about video dating

As more people are leaning towards video dating and with the restrictions imposed by the coronavirus pandemic, developers and service providers are trying to find ways to keep these people connected while they’re self-isolated. Tinder, one of the most popular…

tinder
Living
2 min read

Tinder beats Netflix to become the top-grossing non-game app

Dating app Tinder has beaten Netflix and it is now the top-grossing non-game app on the iOS App Store, according to intelligence firm Sensor Tower. Tinder’s revenue soared by 40% in the first quarter of 2019 to reach $260.7 million, up from $183 million from…

Dog Dating
Living
1 min read

Link’s Stanley Plaza launches seaside speed-dating for dogs

Link’s Stanley Plaza is presenting Hong Kong’s first seaside speed-dating event for dogs. Now in its eighth year, the Paws by the Sea 2019 event will involve a series of events held at the plaza on the weekends from March 23 to 31, including the doggie…

tinder reimburses user missed flight
Living
2 min read

Tinder sees Korea as stepping stone to region

Korea is the test bed for Tinder services in the rest of Asia, the dating app’s CEO said during his first press conference in the country on Tuesday. “South Korea is an important market for us because of the market itself, but also because of the cultural…

eHarmony
Startups
2 min read

Former eHarmony marketing chief joins telco startup

eHarmony’s former managing director, Nicole McInnes, has taken up the inaugural marketing leader’s chair at media telco startup, OVO. OVO provides a range of mobile phone plans to Australian consumers matched with data-free allowances across its own digital…

tinder reimburses user missed flight
General
1 min read

AirAsia looks at Tinder to find travel lovers

Low-cost airline AirAsia is hoping New Zealanders will swipe right and fall in love with Malaysia. The Kuala Lumpur-based airline is launching the “Meet Malaysia” campaign on Tuesday. Anyone who chooses to match with the destination will go into the draw to…

Tinder
Living
2 min read

Polygamy dating app draws criticism in Indonesia

A Tinder-style dating app for polygamists has sparked controversy in Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim nation — but its developer says he “just wants to help” unmarried middle-aged women. Indonesian law defines marriage as between a man and a woman…

p10401031
E-Tailing
3 min read

After Indonesia, dating app Spotted eyes Malaysia and Thailand

The German dating app Spotted is out to woo Southeast Asian users. Dating apps have become relatively widespread in Indonesia, with Germany’s Spotted merely the latest aiming to carve out a piece of the pie. Having entered Indonesia in October 2015, Spotted…