Dating Services

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Tinder is boldly going where it has never gone before. The so-called “hookup app” is not only taking a stab at shaping more serious relationships, it’s also giving users a break from its most famous feature.

Tinder’s latest update is Picks, an exclusive matching option for Tinder Gold members that highlights your most promising matches so you don’t have to sink hours into searching, and swiping, for them.

“Sometimes there just aren’t enough hours in the day to stay on top of your swiping game,” says Tinder’s announcement. “We’ll show you your Picks on a daily basis — and believe us, we know how to pick ‘em.”

Match Group, the parent company of popular dating app Tinder, has launched a new app called Crown which offers a game-like format for online dating.

It works like this: every day at noon, users are presented with sixteen total profiles, shown two at a time, and must choose only one “winner” from each group of two. Users go through a process of elimination, until you end up with the final four matches, at which point you choose one final winner to be “crowned.” That winner is then alerted he/she has won, but that doesn’t mean you start chatting right away - it’s up to the winner to choose whether or not he/she wants to message you.

The game element is an interesting choice by Match Group. By turning it into a process where there is a possibility to “win,” the idea is that more users would feel invested in the process, and therefore be more likely to reach out. On the other hand, some argue, users might feel more acute rejection if their “winners” choose not to interact.

eHarmony is offering 50% off all of their memberships this weekend in the United States. This long weekend sale starts Friday June 29^th and ends in the evening on Sunday July 1^st, 2018. A coupon code is required when you purchase a membership and you could see a savings of over $100 depending on the subscription length you choose.

To obtain the 50% discount use the code: JOIN

This sale is for new and existing eHarmony members. New members will need to create an account, a profile, and take the personality questionnaire (not required but recommended for quality matches). This takes under 30 minutes to complete and after you will be sent your first batch of matches. You should then take a look at the profiles to see if there are any persons you would like to contact. If there is, you would then need to at this point purchase a subscription (and enter the coupon code) to contact the members. This sale by far makes it the cheapest on a per month basis for a eHarmony subscription.

For more information about this popular matchmaking service, please read our eHarmony review.

MillionaireMatch.com has been online for almost 20 years. Over that time the service has added a lot of features which has shaped their dating niche and help make them the standout dating service for singles interested in experiencing a wealthy lifestyle.

MillionaireMatch recent statistics show that over 60 percent of people in the United States that are between the ages of 18 and 29 have used online dating. The transfer of members from using dating websites to mobile dating apps has increased as well. Currently over 60 percent of MillionaireMatch members access the service via their mobile phones.

Forbes recently talked with MillionaireMatch's Technical Manager Carl Feng about a new feature which is available now called "Recall".

In the wake of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in February, Bumble took a swift stand against gun violence. The company announced via Instagram that images featuring firearms and other deadly weapons would no longer be permitted on its platforms.

“We were founded with safety, respect and kindness in mind,” states the post caption. “As mass shootings continue to devastate communities across the country, it’s time to state unequivocally that gun violence is not in line with our values, nor do these weapons belong on Bumble.”

Bumble hired a team of 5000 moderators to enforce the ban and donated $100,000 to support March For Our Lives.

This week, Match Group announced it has acquired dating app Hinge. According to the press release, the deal gives Match Group a 51 percent stake in the company. Match first started buying shares in Sept of 2017 and has the option to buy remaining shares of Hinge within the next year.

Hinge has spent the last few years revamping its image and features, creating an app that countered Tinder’s hook-up reputation, and aimed to create a space for more serious daters. This included dumping its initial Tinder-like swiping feature and allowing clients to build profiles more like traditional online dating sites. Interestingly, Match Group (which owns Tinder) initially invested in Hinge in the fall of 2017, soon after it debuted its new design.

Hinge is most popular among “urban, educated millennial women looking for relationships,” according to Match Group CEO Mandy Ginsberg. It has also grown its user base to “five times what it was a year ago,” according to an article in The Wall Street Journal, making it an attractive purchase for Match Group.