https://www.ft.com/content/39c91b6a-57cc-11e8-bdb7-f6677d2e1ce8
Other proposals like the one from Hicky, Viola.AI, MatchPool, PeerStream and others are using blockchain technology.
LUNA: another online dating app using blockchain technology?
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2017/12/luna-another-online-dating-app-using.html
Please do not call AI to any silly recommender system that learns your preference.
DO NOT mistake "artificial intelligence" with a behavioural recommender system.
C-level executives are cooking barbecues under the water (selling smoke) and not paying attention to latest research from Academics which could be beneficial for the Online Dating Industry.
The 3 milestone discoveries of the 2001 - 2010 decade for Theories of Romantic Relationships Development are:
I) Several studies showing contraceptive pills users make different mate choices, on average, compared to non-users.
II) People often report partner preferences that are not compatible with their choices in real life. (Behavioural recommender systems or other system that learns your preferences are useless)
III) What is important in attracting people to one another may not be important in making couples happy.
Compatibility is all about a high level on personality similarity between prospective mates for long term mating with commitment, and not meet other people with similar interests or political views.
WorldWide, there are over 5,000 -five thousand- online dating sites
but no one is using the 16PF5 (or similar) to assess personality of its members!
but no one calculates similarity with a quantized pattern comparison method!
but no one can show Compatibility Distribution Curves to each and every of its members!
but no one is scientifically proven!
Online Dating sites have very big databases, in the range of 20,000,000 (twenty million) profiles, so the Big Five model or the HEXACO model are not enough for predictive purposes. That is why I suggest the 16PF5 test instead and another method to calculate similarity.
High precision in matching algorithms is precisely the key to open the door and leave the infancy of compatibility testing.
Without offering the NORMATIVE 16PF5 (or similar test measuring exactly the 16 personality factors) for serious dating, it will be impossible to innovate and revolutionize the Online Dating Industry!!!
The Online Dating Industry needs INNOVATIONS, not more bells and whistles.
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2018/01/mistakes-at-behavioral-economics-of.html
The 8 tips to innovate in the Online Dating Industry!
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2013/12/the-8-tips-to-innovate-in-online-dating.html
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/09/iac-ceo-on-facebook-cannot-just-uproot-us.html
- IAC CEO Joey Levin penned a letter assuring shareholders the Match Group parent company was well-positioned to compete with Facebook in the dating space.
- In his note to investors, Levin came across as cautious — but he resolved to gear up for an inevitable battle for dominance.
- Shares fell despite that IAC beat on first quarter revenue.
Match user alleges site spams paying users with fake profiles
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2018/05/match-user-alleges-site-spams-paying.html
My bet Tinder is cannibalizing Match site.
http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/match.com
Match Group Reports Q1 2018 Results
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2018/05/match-group-reports-q1-2018-results.html
Facebook is copycatting Tinder and Bumble (via Recode)
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2018/05/facebook-is-copycatting-tinder-and.html
https://legalnewsline.com/stories/511412066-match-com-user-alleges-site-spams-paying-users-with-fake-profiles
A Bensalem, USA Pennsylvania consumer has filed a class-action lawsuit against a dating website over allegations of fake and fraudulent profiles.
https://www.classaction.org/media/ditnes-v-match-group-llc.pdf
A Match "glitch" reactivated a bunch of old profiles, raising concerns about user data
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2018/04/a-match-glitch-reactivated-bunch-of-old.html
MTCH is still in war with Badoo - Bumble (Russian mafia in spyware business)
Facebook will copycat Tinder and Bumble features, in an independent app from Facebook, perhaps.
Tinder is cannibilizing Match site.
MTCH reached operating ceiling. Decadence is next.
Just a year ago
Dave Evans said "Match sent me 12 matches and a msg saying my profile was approved.
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2017/04/dave-evans-said-match-sent-me-12.html
This profile has been deactivated for years. Bug or desperation?"
Please see:
http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/match.com
Many complaints about Match dot com suggest ... database is full of old & inactive profiles, scammers, fake profiles, etc!
Perhaps Only way to sustain that huge revenue is / WAS creating fake profiles from inside to entice customers to subscribe. ???
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2017/04/article-better-business-bureau-gives.html
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2016/05/only-way-to-sustain-that-huge-revenue.html
Remember last August 2011 when
a U.S. Class Action Called Match a 'Scam' / More than 90% of potential dates are "phantoms," suit charged then Match had morphed its marketing campaign.
Article by female Journalist: Dirty tricks from Match?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3191461/From-automatically-renewing-subscriptions-secretly-boosting-profiles-dating-sites-use-cynical-tricks-stop-leaving.html
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2015/08/article-by-female-journalist-dirty.html
UK Journalist Melissa Kite, 43, tried online dating after being single for six months.
After no success she decided to cancel her subscription.
When she tried to cancel suspiciously eligible men began contacting her.
Please see also:
LAWSUIT Chad Perkins et al. v. Match Group Inc. et al., case number 1:17-cv-2988
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2017/04/lawsuit-chad-perkins-et-al-v-match.html
https://www.ft.com/content/84d2a954-5002-11e8-a7a9-37318e776bab
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2018/05/ft-article-facebook-threatens-to-upend.html
"Facebook gets into dating, but there’s little scientific evidence online personality matching works"
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2018/05/facebook-gets-into-dating-but-theres.html
Facebook is copycatting Tinder and Bumble (via Recode)
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2018/05/facebook-is-copycatting-tinder-and.html
Compatibility is all about a high level on personality similarity between prospective mates for long term mating with commitment, and not meet other people with similar interests or political views.
High precision in matching algorithms is precisely the key to open the door and leave the infancy of compatibility testing.
Without
offering the NORMATIVE 16PF5 (or similar test measuring exactly the 16
personality factors) for serious dating, it will be impossible to
innovate and revolutionize the Online Dating Industry.
The 8 tips to innovate in the Online Dating Industry!
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2013/12/the-8-tips-to-innovate-in-online-dating.html
Q1 2018 HIGHLIGHTS
• Total Revenue grew 36% over the prior year quarter to USD 407 Million , the highest quarter-over-quarter revenue growth since the IPO.
• Tinder Average Subscribers were 3.5 Million in Q1 2018, increasing 368,000 sequentially and 1.6 Million year-over-year.
As of March 31, 2018 , the Company had USD 288 Million in cash and cash equivalents and USD1.3 Billion of long-term debt.
The Company has a USD 500 Million revolving credit facility, which was undrawn as of March 31, 2018 and currently remains undrawn.
http://ir.mtch.com/news-releases/news-release-details/match-group-reports-first-quarter-2018-results
http://ir.mtch.com/static-files/4969f909-5c91-4efe-9489-e533adbc4d3e
For me it is clear they do not want to innovate.
They want to squeeze their big databases to get all the juice (money) from the wallets of the daters.
about SA article: JPMorgan downgrades Match, expects Tinder adds to drop by half
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2018/02/about-sa-article-jpmorgan-downgrades.html
Match Group Settled intellectual property litigation against TanTan
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2018/05/match-group-settled-intellectual.html
Facebook is copycatting Tinder and Bumble (via Recode)
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2018/05/facebook-is-copycatting-tinder-and.html
SA article: Tinder Points To Bigger Problems With Mobile
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2018/03/sa-article-tinder-points-to-bigger.html
Match Group (MTCH) Reports Full Year 2017 Results / Q4 2017 Results
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2018/02/match-group-mtch-reports-full-year-2017.html
Badoo, eight times more users than Tinder
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2018/03/badoo-eight-times-more-users-than-tinder.html
which will result in both a redesign of their U.S. app and annual royalty payments tied to the size of their U.S. userbase, reinforcing the strength and value of MTCH market-leading innovations.
https://seekingalpha.com/filing/4012699
Chinese - USA war: LAWSUIT Match Group, LLC (MTCH) v. Tantan Ltd. (MOMO)
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2018/03/another-bogus-lawsuit-match-group-llc.html
but not with Bumble Badoo
Russian - USA war: LAWSUIT Match Group, LLC (MTCH) v. Bumble backed by Russian Mafia of Badoo (it is said they are in the spyware business)
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2018/03/bumble-clapped-back-at-match-group.html
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2018/03/now-bumble-is-suing-match-group-for-usd.html
No word about Match Group Is Defending Itself In A Patent Lawsuit Filed In January By PersonalWeb Technologies ?
a case of bogus patents as
Personal Web Technologies, LLC et al v. Match Group, LLC et al
https://insight.rpxcorp.com/lit/dedce-64337-personal-web-technologies-v-match-group
https://insight.rpxcorp.com/litigation_documents/12779752
New York Times article: Tinder and Bumble Are Seriously at War
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2018/04/new-york-times-article-tinder-and.html
Facebook is copycatting Tinder and Bumble (via Recode)
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2018/05/facebook-is-copycatting-tinder-and.html
https://seekingalpha.com/article/4169764-match-group-clear-sell-facebook-news
I agree with this article mainly because:
- MTCH shares are terrible overvalued.
- Match Group has big debt, in the range of USD 1.2 Billion.
- Many of their online dating sites, are past their prime and reached operating ceiling.
- MTCH is fully contolled by IAC, "owned" by one person, Barry Diller, 76+ and can be severely ill now.
- MTCH is in big war with Russian mafia believed in the spyware business, owner of Badoo and Bumble.
- Match Group C level executives think they are a monopoly and nobody can enter the Online Dating Industry and challenge their leadership
and there is an interesting poll from 39 Internet Dating CEOs That Weigh-in On Facebook Dating
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2018/05/about-idea-white-paper-39-internet.html
They talk stupidities. No one of those CEOs can innovate and revolutionize in the Online Dating Industry.
They are afraid from new Facebook dating app!
TC article: Facebook hired eHarmony’s chief scientist… but not for its new dating feature
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2018/05/tc-article-facebook-hired-eharmonys.html
"Facebook gets into dating, but there’s little scientific evidence online personality matching works"
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2018/05/facebook-gets-into-dating-but-theres.html
article about: Grudge Match: Bumble vs. Tinder (Badoo in war with Match Group)
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2018/04/article-about-grudge-match-bumble-vs.html
A Match "glitch" reactivated a bunch of old profiles, raising concerns about user data
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2018/04/a-match-glitch-reactivated-bunch-of-old.html
Match Group (MTCH) Reports Full Year 2017 Results / Q4 2017 Results
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2018/02/match-group-mtch-reports-full-year-2017.html
Badoo, eight times more users than Tinder
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2018/03/badoo-eight-times-more-users-than-tinder.html
https://techcrunch.com/2018/05/03/facebook-dating-eharmony/
Perhaps Dr. Carter can not disclose he could be copycatting WATSON IBM but using HEXACO model of personality because eHarmony uses BIG FIVE model, aka OCEAN model that is obsolete now!
eHarmony is ONLY a 17+ years old obsolete site and a HOAX, based on a big scientific fraud, only sustained by big marketing budget.
The
Big Five normative test used by eHarmony, had been proven/revealed as
an incomplete and incorrect model to assess/measure personality of
persons. It is a HOAX, a FRAUD to use the Big Five normative test in
year 2018.
Dr. Galen Buckwalter talks about the HEXACO model of personality in article: Why Brands Need to Understand Personalities in Order to Leverage AI’s Potential
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2017/08/article-why-brands-need-to-understand.html
AI, former eHarmony's Chief Scientist and PsyML (machine learning and big data)
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2017/05/ai-former-eharmonys-chief-scientist-and.html
Soulmates.ai launches to help brands find compatible influencers using AI
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2017/05/soulmatesai-launches-to-help-brands.html
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about IDEA White Paper: 39 Internet Dating CEOs Weigh-in On Facebook Dating
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2018/05/about-idea-white-paper-39-internet.html
"Facebook gets into dating, but there’s little scientific evidence online personality matching works"
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2018/05/facebook-gets-into-dating-but-theres.html
about Chief Scientist At eHarmony Cavorts With The ... Facebook
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2018/01/about-chief-scientist-at-eharmony.html
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2018/05/white-paper-39-dating-industry-ceos-weigh-in-on-facebooks-entry-into-dating.html
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/files/idea---ceos-weigh-in-on-facebooks-entry-into-dating.pdf
They talk stupidities.
No one of those CEOs can innovate in the Online Dating Industry.
MySpace a social dating site
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2010/12/myspace-social-dating-site.html
"Facebook gets into dating, but there’s little scientific evidence online personality matching works"
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2018/05/facebook-gets-into-dating-but-theres.html
Please see:
PAPER "Only the congruent survive - Personality similarities in couples. Personality and Individual Differences"
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2013/04/paper-partnership-longevity-and.html
PAPER "Partnership longevity and personality congruence in couples"
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2010/04/only-congruent-survive-personality.html
Breaking "the online dating sound barrier" is to achieve at least:
3 most compatible persons in a 100,000 persons database.
12 most compatible persons in a 1,000,000 persons database.
48 most compatible persons in a 10,000,000 persons database.
100 times better than Compatibility Matching Algorithms used by actual online dating sites!
High precision in matching algorithms is precisely the key to open the door and leave the infancy of compatibility testing.
Without
offering the NORMATIVE 16PF5 (or similar test measuring exactly the 16
personality factors) for serious dating, it will be impossible to
innovate and revolutionize the Online Dating Industry.
The 8 tips to innovate in the Online Dating Industry!
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2013/12/the-8-tips-to-innovate-in-online-dating.html
