A year ago: Tinder tried to be the next .... Facebook (Forbes saga).

Tinder offers "social discovery, gamification, location and messaging features."
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2014/11/tinder-tried-to-be-next-facebook-forbes.html

Now, Barry Diller Speaks About ‘Crazy’ Tech Valuations
http://globaldatinginsights.com/07102015-barry-diller-speaks-about-crazy-tech-valuations/
but he overpaid for PlentyOfFish.
 
Moody's says IAC/InterActiveCorp's possible debt raise at Match for PlentyofFish acquisition could lead to ratings downgrade
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2015/09/moodys-says-iacinteractivecorps.html
PlentyOfFish is past its prime and of course in decadence. The market share of PlentyOfFish by revenue is less than 5% in the Online Dating Industry.
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2015/10/iacinteractivecorp-downgraded-to-sell.html

And ....
Tinder CEO Sean Rad: From Boss, Booted, And Back
http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevenbertoni/2015/10/09/tinder-ceo-sean-rad-from-boss-booted-and-back/
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2015/10/tinder-ceo-sean-rad-from-boss-booted-and-back.html
http://globaldatinginsights.com/09102015-sean-rad-talks-regaining-position-of-ceo-competitors-and-super-like/

but Tinder has less than 2 million active average daily users (and perhaps Tinder annual revenue is less than USD10 Million).
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2015/09/sa-article-iac-interactive-has-gone-on.html

The Match Group had been doing all wrong, acquiring rotten companies to show illusory success to its investors.
They Match Group is only a collection of old and obsolete online dating sites: Match, Meetic, Chemistry, OkCupid, FriendScout24, OurTime, HowAboutWe and many more. Even Tinder will not monetize as expected.
The Match Group is not going to innovate and revolutionize the Online Dating Industry in the next years.
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2015/10/howaboutwe-defunct.html

Please see:
About article "Online Dating and the Statistical Dark Arts"
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2015/10/about-article-online-dating-and.html 
 
The Online Dating Industry needs Innovations.

Innovations are not adding more bells and whistles to actual online dating sites.
https://angel.co/online-dating

The innovations the Online Dating Industry needs will come from only one source: the latest discoveries in theories of romantic relationships development with commitment.

Only 3 major discoveries can help to revolutionize the online dating industry.

Please see: 800+ online dating startups at Angel List ?
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2015/09/833-online-dating-startups-at-angel-list.html