article: Match Faces Probe Over Dating Photos’ Alleged Use in Database

 

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/tech-and-telecom-law/match-faces-probe-over-dating-photos-alleged-use-in-database
Online dating company Match Group Inc. is under pressure from the (USA) Federal Trade Commission to cooperate with an investigation into whether its OkCupid app illegally shared data with a facial recognition company.

MTCH Avoids USD844 Million in USA FTC Claims on Judge’s Ruling
https://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com/2022/03/mtch-avoids-usd844-million-in-usa-ftc.html

 
OKCupid Debuts New Matching System For Online Dating ???
https://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com/2020/07/okcupid-debuts-new-matching-system-for.html

OKCupid denies a data breach
https://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com/2019/02/okcupid-denies-data-breach.html

OKCupid Debuts New Matching System For Online Dating ???

https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnscottlewinski/2020/07/31/social-media-app-okcupid-debuts-new-matching-system-for-online-dating/#6362f8df6099
 
Tinder Names New CEO
https://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com/2020/07/tinder-names-new-ceo.html


The Online Dating Industry needs INNOVATIONS, not more bells and whistles.

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!

The key to long-lasting romance: COMPATIBILITY is exactly STRICT PERSONALITY SIMILARITY and not "meet other people with similar interests or political views".  
 
Online Dating sites have very big databases, in the range of 20,000,000 (twenty million) profiles, so the Big Five normative model or the HEXACO normative model are not enough for predictive purposes. That is why I suggest the normative 16PF6 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 16PF6 (or similar test measuring exactly the 16 personality factors) for serious dating, it will be impossible to innovate and revolutionize the Online Dating Industry.  

All you need is maths? The man using equations to find love ???

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/sep/09/all-you-need-is-maths-the-man-using-equations-to-find-love
https://live.newscientist.com/2019-speaker-programme/genius-guide-to-dating#/

"Mr Right or Ms Right" or "the one" or "your soulmate" or a "perfectmatch" does not exist! It will only exist a pool of compatible persons, not more than that.
No online dating site can promise you to find you "Mr Right or Ms Right"  or "the one" or "your soulmate" or a "perfectmatch".
Moreover the person you are looking for does not exist or if it exist, he/she does not want to meet you because your are not compatible.

The Online Dating Industry needs INNOVATIONS, not more bells and whistles.  
FUNNY: IDEA's Project 0d8 Helps Dating Services Improve
https://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com/2019/07/funny-ideas-project-0d8-helps-dating.html
Improvement is not innovation!
 
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!


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.
"Only short-term but not long-term partner preferences tend to vary with the menstrual cycle"

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. The key to long-lasting romance: COMPATIBILITY is exactly STRICT PERSONALITY SIMILARITY and not "meet other people with similar interests or political views".  

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  

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 16PF6 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 16PF6 (or similar test measuring exactly the 16 personality factors) for serious dating, it will be impossible to innovate and revolutionize the Online Dating Industry.
 
WorldWide, there are over 5,000 (five thousand) online dating sites:

- but no one is using the 16PF6 (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!!! i.e. if you are a man seeking women, to show how compatible you are with a 20,000,000 women database, and to select a bunch of 100 women from 20,000,000 women database.

- but no one is scientifically proven!  No actual online dating site  is "scientifically proven" because no one can prove its matching algorithm can match prospective partners who will have more stable and satisfying relationships (and very low divorce rates) than couples matched by chance, astrological destiny, personal preferences, searching on one's own, or other technique as the control group in a peer reviewed Scientific Paper for the majority (over 90%) of its members.

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

Sink Rate for many online dating sites via Alexa

http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/match.com
http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/pof.com
http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/okcupid.com
http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/eharmony.com
http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/eharmony.ca
http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/elitesingles.com
http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/elitesingles.ca
http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/zoosk.com
http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/badoo.com


about article: Is Bumble Going Public in 2019?
https://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com/2019/04/about-article-is-bumble-going-public-in.html

No Valentine's month 2019?
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com/2019/03/no-valentines-month-2019.html

Alexa and SimilarWeb show NO rising tide for Online Dating Industry in 2018
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com/2019/01/alexa-and-similarweb-show-no-rising.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.


The Online Dating Industry does not need a 10% improvement, a 50% improvement or a 100% improvement. It does need "a 100 times better improvement"

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 

OKCupid denies a data breach

https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/10/okcupid-account-hacks/
https://tecnoticias.net/2019/02/11/los-usuarios-se-quejan-de-cortes-de-cuenta-pero-okcupid-niega-una-violacion-de-datos/

Revealed: the child victims of Tinder and other dating apps
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com/2019/02/revealed-child-victims-of-tinder-and.html

MTCH group 2019 still does not check photos.
https://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com/2019/01/mtch-group-2019-still-does-not-check.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 

WP article: Tinder and OkCupid have given up on finding you a soul mate

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2018/12/13/tinder-okcupid-have-given-up-finding-you-soul-mate-their-ads-even-admit-it/
"We have reached a new height of dating-app fatigue: Even the online matchmakers have given up on finding you a soul mate."

The journalist who provoked the wrath of Tinder is back
https://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com/2018/09/the-journalist-who-provoked-wrath-of.html

article Tinder and the Dawn of the “Dating Apocalypse”
https://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com/2015/08/article-tinder-and-dawn-of-dating.html

article: The Rise of Dating-App Fatigue
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2016/10/article-rise-of-dating-app-fatigue.html

TechCrunch article about "Swiped: Hooking Up in the Digital Age"
https://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com/2018/09/techcrunch-article-about-swiped-hooking.html

"Mr Right or Ms Right" or "the one" or "your soulmate" or a "perfectmatch" does not exist! It will only exist a pool of compatible persons, not more than that.
No online dating site can promise you to find you "Mr Right or Ms Right"  or "the one" or "your soulmate" or a "perfectmatch".
Moreover the person you are looking for does not exist or if it exist, he/she does not want to meet you because your are not compatible.

The key to long-lasting romance: COMPATIBILITY is exactly STRICT PERSONALITY SIMILARITY 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!!! i.e. if you are a man seeking women, to show how compatible you are with a 20,000,000 women database, and to select a bunch of 100 women from 20,000,000 women database.

- but no one is scientifically proven!  No actual online dating site  is "scientifically proven" because no one can prove its matching algorithm can match prospective partners who will have more stable and satisfying relationships (and very low divorce rates) than couples matched by chance, astrological destiny, personal preferences, searching on one's own, or other technique as the control group in a peer reviewed Scientific Paper for the majority (over 90%) of its members.

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 

about "shine a light on the terrible practices I have witnessed from Match"

https://www.businessinsider.com/tinder-exec-rosette-pambakian-email-to-staff-about-suing-iac-and-match-2018-8/

terrible practices == if Match Group does really create fake profiles form inside to entice customers to subscribe
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 user alleges site spams paying users with fake profiles
https://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com/2018/05/match-user-alleges-site-spams-paying.html

Tinder's founders are suing Match Group and IAC saying they've been ripped off ?
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com/2018/08/tinders-founders-are-suing-match-group.html

Bumble: How To Build A Workplace Where Women Can Thrive ?

https://www.refinery29.com/2018/04/195980/whitney-wolfe-herd-equal-pay-day
 
Perhaps she does not know yet, she is only a puppet of Badoo CEO.
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2017/04/bi-article-reclusive-ceo-of-dating-app.html
Tinder started in 2012 as copycat of Badoo, then in 2014, Badoo backed bumble to fight back Tinder.
Bumble is powered by Badoo, a company with over 500 employees!!!
Badoo and Bumble at NOAH17 London Conference
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2017/11/badoo-and-bumble-at-noah17-london.html
Great article about 2017, the whole year "Adulation for Whitney Wolfe Herd"
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2017/12/great-article-about-2017-whole-year.html

 
Match Group (MTCH) responds to Bumble lawsuit
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2018/03/match-group-mtch-responds-to-bumble.html

Match Group CEO talks she is going to feminize Tinder.
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2018/02/match-group-ceo-talks-she-is-going-to.html

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

Tinder’s parent company, Match Group, is suing dating app Bumble (via recode)
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2018/03/tinders-parent-company-match-group-is.html

Match Group (MTCH) responds to Bumble lawsuit

https://seekingalpha.com/news/3342648-match-group-responds-bumble-lawsuit

It is a WAR in the Online Dating Industry.

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

and

Russian - USA war
Great article about 2017, the whole year "Adulation for Whitney Wolfe Herd"
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2017/12/great-article-about-2017-whole-year.html
 
Now Bumble is suing Match Group for USD 400 Million ??? 
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
Perhaps Russians from Badoo hacked / will hack Match Group to demonstrate they used to create / they create fake profiles from inside to entice customers to subscribe.
To incinerate Match Group ala AshleyMadison case via a new "Impact Team" case?
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2018/03/tinders-parent-company-match-group-is.html

Also
Match Group Is Defending Itself In A Patent Lawsuit Filed In January By PersonalWeb Technologies
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2018/03/match-group-is-defending-itself-in-a-patent-lawsuit-filed-in-january-by-personalweb-technologies.html 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

SA article: Match earnings call: Plans for 2H deceleration, mentions tech patent

https://seekingalpha.com/news/3328958-match-earnings-call-plans-2h-deceleration-mentions-tech-patent
https://seekingalpha.com/article/4144264-match-groups-mtch-ceo-mandy-ginsberg-q4-2017-results-earnings-call-transcript
https://www.google.com/patents/US9733811

Perhaps it is only a bogus patent.
See as sample
"Patent Troll Takes Aim At iDating Industry" talking about the U.S. Patent No. 5,623,660 issued April, 1997.
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2014/01/a-patent-issue-from-2007.html
 
Patent troll defeated by Spark Networks.
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2017/08/patent-troll-defeated-by-spark-networks.html

Bumble is not independent from Badoo structure (servers, database)
There is NO ROOM for Tinder and Bumble in the same boat, they are in war between them now, so if MTCH acquires Bumble, they will fight between them.

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

Match Group (MTCH) Reports Full Year 2017 Results / Q4 2017 Results

http://ir.mtch.com/news-releases/news-release-details/match-group-reports-fourth-quarter-2017-results
http://ir.mtch.com/static-files/4b8c3e80-5bfe-4185-a113-9fe17e3c59f3
http://ir.mtch.com/static-files/3cee96f8-7e84-4acd-91c0-aab2e9e62204
As of December 31, 2017, the Company had USD 273 Million in cash and cash equivalents and had USD 1.3 Billion of long-term debt.
Net loss of USD 9 Million or USD 0.03 per diluted share is driven by the inclusion of USD 92 Million of discrete tax charges related to U.S. tax reform.

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.

Badoo & Bumble on sale?
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2018/01/badoo-bumble-on-sale.html
 
SA article: "Match Group: Time To Sell"
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2017/11/sa-article-match-group-time-to-sell.html

Match Group (MTCH) Reports Q3 2017 Results
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2017/11/match-group-mtch-reports-q3-2017-results.html

Match Group Appoints New CEO of OkCupid

http://ir.mtch.com/news-releases/news-release-details/match-group-appoints-ariel-charytan-chief-executive-officer

"(He) is one of those rare individuals who has a rich entrepreneurial track record as well as a disciplined approach to execution and management, making him a perfect fit for  OkCupid."

making him a perfect fit for a sinking ship?

Match Group, does not want to innovate in the Online Dating Industry!!!
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2018/01/articles-about-hackers-can-see-your.html

Please see this information from Alexa
http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/match.com
http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/pof.com
http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/okcupid.com

No peak from NYE 2018!

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 

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
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2016/05/exclusive-match-group-hacked-leaked.html

OKCupid’s rating sinks as users rebel over new ‘real name’ policy ???

via TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/29/okcupids-rating-sinks-as-users-rebel-over-new-real-name-policy/

Also be alerted several 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
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.similarweb.com/website/okcupid.com#overview
https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/okcupid.com

Alexa and SimilarWeb show NO rising tide for Online Dating Industry in 2017
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2017/12/alexa-and-similarweb-show-no-rising.html

The demise of MiMediaManzana, copycat of eHarmony
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2017/12/the-demise-of-mimediamanzana-copycat-of.html

Lack Of Innovation & Decadence can summarize the Online Dating Industry.
C-Level executives are more worried about their golf scores than their company’s long term strategy and innovations.
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.

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. 

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

ArsTechnica article: OkCupid's rapid Tinder-ization

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/12/okcupid-begins-enforcing-real-name-rules-insists-its-a-good-idea

Dating app Hinge rolls out a new feature to reduce ‘ghosting’ ?
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2017/12/dating-app-hinge-rolls-out-new-feature.html
When Match Group (fka IAC Personals) bought OKCupid (6+ years ago) for an astronomical amount of money, the OKCupid team had the task to copycat Badoo, but they failed in that mission.
IAC / Match Group "acquired" HatchLabs to "develop" Tinder copycat of Badoo.
Then Badoo backed Bumble to fight back and destroy Tinder (last December 2014).
  

Recently Match Group launched a new online dating application for Hispanics in USA, named Chispa.
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2017/12/chispa-new-free-dating-app-for-us.html
Social dating is vaporware.

NEW FEATURE: Tinder is testing a feed of real-time updates
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2017/12/new-feature-tinder-is-testing-feed-of.html

Tinder, Match, Meetic, Ourtime, PlentyOfFish, MeetMe (MEET), Hinge, Happn, CoffeeMeetsBagel, OKCupid, Bumble, Zoosk, and many more: in a WAR between themselves, no one will win!

Lack Of Innovation & Decadence can summarize the Online Dating Industry.
C-Level executives are more worried about their golf scores than their company’s long term strategy and innovations.
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 Online Dating Industry does not need a 10% improvement, a 50% improvement or a 100% improvement. It does need "a 100 times better improvement"
    
 ----------------------

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

Dating app Hinge rolls out a new feature to reduce ‘ghosting’ ?

https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/20/dating-app-hinge-rolls-out-a-new-feature-to-reduce-ghosting/

It’s been more than a year since Hinge’s relaunch.
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2017/09/its-been-year-since-hinges-relaunch.html
My bet: Hinge will run out of money and close. In same road as Happn, Zoosk and CoffeeMeetsBagel!
https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/hinge

CoffeeMeetsBagel: opens Seattle office, its first beyond the Bay Area
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2017/12/coffeemeetsbagel-opens-seattle-office.html

Recently Match Group launched a new online dating application for Hispanics in USA, named Chispa.
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2017/12/chispa-new-free-dating-app-for-us.html
Social dating is vaporware.

NEW FEATURE: Tinder is testing a feed of real-time updates
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2017/12/new-feature-tinder-is-testing-feed-of.html

Tinder, Match, Meetic, Ourtime, PlentyOfFish, MeetMe (MEET), Hinge, Happn, CoffeeMeetsBagel, OKCupid, Bumble, Zoosk, and many more: in a WAR between themselves, no one will win!

Lack Of Innovation & Decadence can summarize the Online Dating Industry.
C-Level executives are more worried about their golf scores than their company’s long term strategy and innovations.
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 Online Dating Industry does not need a 10% improvement, a 50% improvement or a 100% improvement. It does need "a 100 times better improvement"
     
 ---------------------- 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

Match Group (MTCH) Reports Q3 2017 Results

http://ir.mtch.com/static-files/4849e65e-8edc-494d-8130-36c01af0271d
http://ir.mtch.com/static-files/957ad0f1-3c8e-4c39-836d-a7c64e8644f9

Total Revenue was USD 343 Million, a 19% increase over the prior year quarter.
   
Operating income was USD 91 Million, flat to Q3 2016, and Adjusted EBITDA increased 12% to USD 120 Million, both burdened by USD 11 Million in expenses related to the Tinder option conversion and exercises.

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.

The Match Group is only a collection of old and obsolete online dating sites: Match, Meetic, Chemistry, OkCupid, LoveScout24 (FriendScout24), OurTime, HowAboutWe, PlentyOfFish and many more and all of them are past their primes, reached operating ceiling and they are in decadence.

Match Group's (MTCH) CEO on Q2 2017 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2017/08/match-groups-mtch-ceo-on-q2-2017.html

video: Panel: The Future of Online Dating - NOAH17 London
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2017/11/video-panel-future-of-online-dating.html

Badoo and Bumble at NOAH17 London Conference
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2017/11/badoo-and-bumble-at-noah17-london.html

WSJ article: "OkCupid Bets That Swipe Left, Swipe Right Is a Dated Concept"

https://www.wsj.com/articles/okcupid-bets-that-swipe-left-swipe-right-is-a-dated-concept-1502676480

WSJ: What is the biggest change happening in online dating right now?

MR. SEIDMAN: I think we are moving away from novelty. Swiping apps went through a novelty phase, with many people trying them out because of their novelty, whether it was really right for them or not. This was great. It helped expand the entire dating-app category and changed the perception of online dating, eradicating any stigma. We’re no longer in that phase of pure novelty, and as new customers choose what dating app to use, they have a range of options, each with a different focus.

Now the question isn’t how you make a dating app, what features you have, but its values—who goes there and what do you stand for? That’s the next frontier in the industry: Why would I use one instead of the other?

I agree, the Online Dating Industry needs innovations. 
Please see also graph of Unique Visitors to dating sites and apps in June in USA.
June 2016: 42.7 Million
June 2017: 36.8 Million

From Alexa and SimilarWeb: 2017 worst year ever for the Online Dating Industry???
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2017/02/from-alexa-and-similarweb-2017-worst.html
Alexa and SimilarWeb show the rising tide is not happening for Online Dating Industry 2017
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2017/01/alexa-and-similarweb-show-rising-tide.html

Match Group's (MTCH) CEO on Q2 2017 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2017/08/match-groups-mtch-ceo-on-q2-2017.html

PlentyOfFish (POF) is revealed as the most dangerous dating app in Britain
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2017/08/plentyoffish-pof-is-revealed-as-most.html

About OKCupid and A list, then lawsuit
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2017/07/about-okcupid-and-list-then-lawsuit.html

No one can call Match Group and say them "Hey, Tinder was created as copycat of Badoo, but can not outperfomr it, and also Badoo backed Bumble to fight back and destroy Tinder" ?
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2017/08/match-group-q2-2017-revenue-flat-arpu.html
Also innovations are not adding more bells and whistles to companies that are past their prime and reached operating ceiling like PlentyOfFish, Tinder, Match, OkCupid.
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.


WSJ: Some studies show the pages you like on Facebook can say more about your personality than what close friends and family members know. Where do big data and algorithms fall short when it comes to love? How much is big data and how much is nondigital things like chemistry?

MR. SEIDMAN: They’re both super important. The thing that we at OkCupid have going for us is that while we cannot replace real-world chemistry, what we can do is find a lot of people with shared sensibility. In that sense, the advent of apps has been amazing but it doesn’t replace, and it is not meant to replace, the real world.

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.
Please see 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

The Online Dating Industry does not need a 10% improvement, a 50% improvement or a 100% improvement. It does need "a 100 times better improvement"

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