GROWLr to Launch Live Video Dating to Respond to Pandemic
April 02 2020 - 8:04AM
Business Wire
1st Sizeable Gay Dating App in North America to
Go All-in on Live Video
The Meet Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: MEET), a leading provider of
interactive livestreaming solutions, today announced the rollout of
Live Video to users of its gay dating mobile application, GROWLr.
GROWLr is expected to be the first major North American gay dating
app to release a livestreaming video feature that allows any user
to go live.
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GROWLr To Launch Live Video Dating to
Respond to Pandemic (Graphic: Business Wire)
“In today's climate, livestreaming allows people to feel
connected while maintaining proper dating distance,” said Geoff
Cook, Chief Executive Officer. “GROWLr is the world’s largest
bear-specific social network, the premier dating destination for
bears and their admirers. Our users are always seeking new ways to
make meaningful connections and GROWLr Live provides immediate
intimacy that other LGBT dating apps don’t offer.”
“Since the outbreak, we’ve seen explosive, overnight growth of
our other live video platforms, MeetMe, LOVOO, Skout and Tagged.
For example, in just the last week we saw a 33% increase in time
spent in video and a 38% increase in video chats per day
compared to the week before COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic
by the World Health Organization. Today, more than one million
people are now either watching or broadcasting in The Meet Group’s
livestreaming dating platform every day.”
“GROWLr already has an amazing sense of community and we think
GROWLr Live will only enhance how users connect. The Meet Group
expects to begin to rollout GROWLr Live within the next two weeks,
with free one-on-one video chat to follow by the end of April.”
About The Meet Group
The Meet Group (NASDAQ: MEET) is a leading provider of
interactive livestreaming solutions designed to meet the universal
need for human connection. Our ecosystem of livestreaming apps
enables users around the world to interact through one-to-many
livestreaming broadcasts and text-based conversations. Our top
apps, MeetMe®, LOVOO®, Skout®, Tagged® and Growlr®, deliver live
interactions and meaningful connections to millions of users daily.
Headquartered in New Hope, PA, we have offices in Philadelphia, San
Francisco, Dresden, and Berlin. The Meet Group is committed to
safety. You can find a description of current safety practices
here: https://www.themeetgroup.com/safety-practices/. For more
information, visit themeetgroup.com, and follow us on Facebook,
Twitter or LinkedIn.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding whether we will
begin the rollout of GROWLr Live as expected; whether the growth in
the use of our video platforms will continue, including time spent
and video chats per day, and if so, at what rate; whether the
number of people watching or broadcasting on our livestreaming
video platforms will continue at current levels; whether GROWLr
Live will enhance how users connect; and whether we will release
free one-on-one video chat as expected. All statements other than
statements of historical facts contained herein are forward-looking
statements. The words “believe,” “may,” “estimate,” “continue,”
“anticipate,” “intend,” “think,” “should,” “plan,” “could,”
“target,” “potential,” “project,” “outlook,” “is likely,” “expect”
and similar expressions, as they relate to us, are intended to
identify forward-looking statements. We have based these
forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and
projections about future events and financial trends that we
believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations,
business strategy and financial needs. Important factors that could
cause actual results to differ from those in the forward-looking
statements include the risk that our applications will not function
easily or otherwise as anticipated, the risk that we will not
launch additional features and upgrades as anticipated, the risk
that unanticipated events affect the functionality of our
applications with popular mobile operating systems, any changes in
such operating systems that degrade our mobile applications’
functionality and other unexpected issues which could adversely
affect usage on mobile devices. Further information on our risk
factors is contained in our filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including the Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2019 filed with the SEC on March 12, 2020. Any
forward-looking statement made by us herein speaks only as of the
date on which it is made. Factors or events that could cause our
actual results to differ may emerge from time to time, and it is
not possible for us to predict all of them. We undertake no
obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement,
whether as a result of new information, future developments or
otherwise, except as may be required by law.
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