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Julie Spira, Online Dating Expert, appearing on NBC News discussing online dating safety

There’s a great feature on the Bumble dating app that allows you to verify your profile, by taking a selfie that matches their model’s pose on the app. Verification features help singles date safely and help everyone feel comfortable about authenticity in dating. Bumble had announced the photo verification feature on the Beehive Blog in

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How to Spot a FAKE Dating Profile

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Recently, I was a guest on FOX 11, Los Angeles, in a special feature about people grabbing photos from the Internet and creating a dating profiles on mobile apps and online dating sites. While this happens, it’s really in the minority of profiles. Still, if you see a hunky model’s photo on a message to

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Julie Spira Talks to KABC TV With 10 Dating Safety Tips

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Everyday can be like Valentine’s Day, since dating and love never go out of style. A huge thank you to KABC TV in Los Angeles for having me on Eyewitness News to share 10 of my dating safety tips. It’s my goal to help you date safely 365 days out of the year. Keep in

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10 Tips to Stay Safe while Dating Online

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Online dating is a great way to meet new people and to actually fall in love. A recent Match Singles in America Survey of over 5000 singles revealed that 53% of singles have created a dating profile. The survey also showed that 81% of singles are looking for romantic love and we want you to

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10 Safest States in the U.S. for Online Dating

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With Valentine’s around the corner, a question I’m asked frequently is, “How safe is online dating?” As an online dating expert who constantly teaches dating safety tips, I was pleased to see that highspeedinternet.com (HSI) and SafeWise, combined their efforts and did a deep dive into online dating safety, state-by-state to come up with a list of

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Badoo’s Selfie Feature May Prevent a Catfish

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Selfies. Love them, love them not. While selfies aren’t your best photos to appear on your online dating profile, your potential dates do want to know exactly who you are and if you resemble your profile pictures. For this reason, our friends at Badoo have created a new feature in their mobile dating app called

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A Catfish Tale – Reeling Them In

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There’s been a lot of talk about ‘Catfishing’ and we’ve been interviewed a lot about how frequently it can happen, what catfishing means, and how to spot a ‘Catfish.’ In this interview and deep dive into ‘Catfishing,’ I spoke with Jasmine Kianfard about why this trend is happening, along with MTV’s co-host of ‘Catfish,’ Max

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From Catfishing to Online Dating Tips – Julie Spira Speaks to Charles Tendell

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As a radio show guest on “Hacked” with Charles Tendell, we spoke about how to create an Irresistible Online Dating Profile as well as signs of a “Catfish.” Listen here or read full transcript below. Charles Tendell: We’ve got a pretty good show coming up, we’re going to be talking to online dating expert Julie

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Two NBC Stories in Two Days: What They Teach Us About Modern Dating Safety

How to Verify Your Bumble Profile

How to Spot a FAKE Dating Profile

Julie Spira Talks to KABC TV With 10 Dating Safety Tips

10 Tips to Stay Safe while Dating Online

10 Safest States in the U.S. for Online Dating

Badoo’s Selfie Feature May Prevent a Catfish

A Catfish Tale – Reeling Them In

From Catfishing to Online Dating Tips – Julie Spira Speaks to Charles Tendell

The Buzz About Catfishing