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Some singles are done with dating apps

by Kristin Schwab
Sep 7, 2023
And they've turned their efforts to other methods, like speed dating and matchmakers.
Participants at a speed dating event in London.
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Background checks in dating apps aim to promote safety, but raise privacy concerns

by Kimberly Adams
Mar 17, 2021
A leading dating-app company is working with a nonprofit to bring criminal checks to one of its platforms.
A woman walks past a Tinder advertisement.
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Love in the time of COVID: Dating apps are thriving

by Jasmine Garsd
Nov 24, 2020
Hookup culture could be waning in the era of COVID-19, with infection a constant concern.
Bumble, the dating company, went public last week, making Whitney Wolfe Herd the youngest female CEO to take its company public.
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Tinder gets serious about dating

by Sally Herships
Mar 3, 2015
The dating app has put a cap on the number of swipes you can make for free.
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Algorithms: The language of love?

by Eliza Mills
Dec 19, 2014
On trusting data to find a date.
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Playing matchmaker in Silicon Valley

by Marketplace Contributor
Sep 29, 2014
Dating coaches update wardrobes, make reservations and even buy new hand towels.
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In online dating, one company is the big matchmaker

by Dan Bobkoff
Aug 8, 2014
IAC/InterActiveCorp owns Match.com, OkCupid, Tinder,HowAboutWe and more.
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Your parents met on Match.com?

by Kai Ryssdal
May 5, 2014
Match.com's latest campaign goes beyond the baby carriage to college.
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Hacking OKCupid to find true love

by Molly Wood
Jan 23, 2014
A mathematician has written a new book that tells you the secret of OKCupid's algorithms.
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Attitudes change toward online dating

by Molly Wood
Oct 22, 2013
More people than ever are using apps and sites to hookup.
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