about article: Skout Acquisition Puts MeetMe On A Path To USD100M+ Annual Revenues ?

"90% of their revenue comes from ads, which is very similar to (MeetMe) business model."
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2016/08/skout-acquisition-puts-meetme-on-a-path-to-100m-annual-revenues-.html

Or perhaps they are paying a bribery to AH.

Excellent article. "MeetMe May Be Missing A Connection Or Two"
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2016/08/excellent-article-meetme-may-be-missing.html
MeetMe (MEET) Q2 2016. Is it so successful or not?
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2016/08/meetme-meet-q2-2016-is-it-so-successful.html

Match Group (MTCH): 90%+ revenue driven by subscribers.
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2016/07/match-groups-mtch-ceo-on-q2-2016.html
MeetMe (MEET): 90%+ of revenue driven by ads.
http://www.snl.com/IRWebLinkX/presentations.aspx?iid=4392695
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160801005345/en/ 
Accumulated deficit: USD166 Million
GoodWill: over USD70 Million

MeetMe to acquire Skout for USD54.6M!

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160627006328/en/MeetMe-Acquire-Skout
http://in.reuters.com/article/idINL8N19J5KR


MeetMe's (MEET) CEO Geoff Cook on Q1 2016 Results - Earnings Call Transcript (via SA)
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2016/05/meetmes-meet-ceo-geoff-cook-on-q1-2016.html

No one will innovate in the Online Dating Industry. 
My bet: Only a short term success. Social dating is vaporware. Online Dating for serious daters does not need to be more social, it needs to be more effective/efficient.  It needs to reduce the false positives problem and big data dating IS NOT the key to long-lasting romance.  The key to long-lasting romance is STRICT PERSONALITY SIMILARITY and not "meet other people with similar interests". 
Please see:
Security issues in mobile dating applications: attacks, malware and phishing. (via singleboersen-vergleich)
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2016/04/security-issues-in-mobile-dating.html



I suggested USA FTC investigate several online dating sites for misleading statements, false claims, overpromises.
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2016/05/suggested-usa-ftc-investigate-several.html

Some data about Online Dating sites via SurveyMonkey Intelligence June 2016
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2016/06/some-data-about-online-dating-sites-via.html

Tinder being used by children as young 13 years old.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3533050/Tinder-used-children-young-13-boast-number-hook-ups.html

...... but Will Tinder collapse like Skout ?
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2014/03/plenty-of-upside-as-tinder-approaches.html

Please read:
Tinder Under Fire Over Young Teen Users
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2014/02/tinder-under-fire-over-young-teen-users.html
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/skoutcom/
http://www.globaldatinginsights.com/27022014-more-concerns-over-under-18-hook-up-app-use/

About Skout case with minors/teens.
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2012/06/about-skout-case-with-minorsteens.html

article: MeetMe Has This Investor Saying I Wish I Never Met You

http://seekingalpha.com/article/2882736-meetme-has-this-investor-saying-i-wish-i-never-met-you

I strongly agree with that article.
MeetMe, Zoosk, Skout and others like them will extinguish.
They will evaporate in thin air.
Social dating is vaporware.
The Online Dating Industry does not need any improvement. It does need INNOVATIONS!
Please read another article about MeetMe where in the comments I explain why I think MeetMe will evaporate in thin air.
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2015/02/meetme-2015-could-be-huge.html

Bad press for Skout in Argentina / man murdered

in blind date (Summer time, January 2015 in South America)
Not sure the real age of the victim. Latest report from Crónica says 17 years old teen.
http://www.cronica.com.ar/article/details/23091/pibe-asesinado-en-quilmes-habia-ido-a-una-cita-a-ciegas
Previous reports said 27 years old man
http://www.elpais.com.uy/mundo/cita-pactada-redes-sociales-argentina.html
http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1760944-asesinaron-a-un-hombre-que-iba-a-una-cita-organizada-por-una-red-social
http://www.clarin.com/policiales/cita-pactada-social-mataron-balazos_0_1286871505.html
http://www.infobae.com/2015/01/17/1621429-quilmes-arreglo-una-cita-ciegas-una-red-social-y-lo-mataron
http://www.diarioveloz.com/notas/137910-arreglo-una-cita-ciegas-una-red-social-y-lo-terminaron-matando
http://tn.com.ar/policiales/fue-a-encontrarse-con-una-chica-que-conocio-en-una-red-social-y-lo-mataron_563100


About Skout case with minors/teens. http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2012/06/about-skout-case-with-minorsteens.html

Will Tinder collapse like Skout ?

As a divorce from IAC, will Tinder collapse like Skout ?
http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/skout.com
It seems there is a divorce between Tinder and Match.
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2014/01/match-vs-tinder-or-tinder-vs-match.html
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2014/02/iacinteractivecorps-management.html

Please read:
Tinder Under Fire Over Young Teen Users
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2014/02/tinder-under-fire-over-young-teen-users.html
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/skoutcom/
http://www.globaldatinginsights.com/27022014-more-concerns-over-under-18-hook-up-app-use/

About Skout case with minors/teens.
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2012/06/about-skout-case-with-minorsteens.html

About Skout case with minors/teens.

The Online Dating Industry is performing like the Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Industry before the USA Food and Drug Administration was created.
There is no/weak Legislation, no ID verification, low reliable background checks, no Quality Norms like ISO 9001:2008 for customer service, except for the Indian company Shaadi.
The entire Online Dating Industry for serious daters in 1st World Countries is a HOAX, performing as a Big Online Casino, with a low effectiveness/efficiency level of their matching algorithms (less than 10%).

What level of disaster will it take to lead to reform and new guidelines in the industry?

As I had said before, Skout will be a case of stupid investors' series.