Fridae

Dear Fridae User,

Over the last few weeks we have been upgrading our systems to try and stop you receiving spamming messages.

Unfortunately we live in a world where some people do not play by the rules and we want to help protect you from these people. 

Now that all members have unlimited messages on Fridae we want to make sure the experience is as good as possible. 

We have now put a number of safeguards into our systems that attempt to identify spamming messages which are flagged up on our systems. These are the first steps in a much larger program of security updates to protect you, our members.  

Our system is designed to learn and will analyse messages for typical spamming activity. 

You might be asked to complete a captcha question when sending messages. This happens when the system identifies something suspicious in a message. If you receive one of these, all you need to do is confirm that you are a real person by performing the simple task and your message will be sent. 

Please help us to stop these people taking advantage of our members by remembering the following points.

1. If someone you have never heard from before sends you a message which includes their email address and asks you to email them they could be collecting email address. Talk to them before you send personal contact information.
2. People claiming to be in the military, especially in the USA are often spammers. They would usually use a picture of themselves in military uniform.
3. People asking you for money or asking to help them get money out of their country should be viewed as highly suspicious. 

Recently we have seen some spammers trying to get people to sign up to a personal authentication website. They claim this is to prove you are a real person. These are in fact sites designed to get your credit card details from you. Please do not fill in any information on these sites. If in doubt as us to check it out. If the site is suspicious we will contact the hosting company and ask them to investigate and if necessary shut the site in question down. 

In general please be careful, giving out your email address or telephone number could lead to you receiving more spamming messages on those mediums or worse. If you view something suspicious let us know by emailing support@fridae.asia. Any account acting in a suspicious way will be suspended until the member can justify their actions. 

It has been many years since the Perks Prices changed. Over the last few weeks we have been looking at what we offer for Perks and the cost.

We have also been looking at the new features we have coming in the next few months, not only for Perks members but also for free members. 

It is our wish to make all features of the platform accessible to as many people as possible. We would love to make everything completely free but unfortunately the Fridae platform has fairly substantial running costs that must be covered. 

So we have taken the decision to substantially reduce the Perk costs. Our 12 month package has now been permanently been reduced by 20%.

Fridae gives more flexibility in pricing options than any of its competitors and now with prices that give great value for money.

Perks Prices will now be the following:

1 Week - $1.99

1 Month - $5.99

3 Months - $15.99

6 Months - $22.99

12 Months - $39.99

Last week we launched our new Fridae iPhone app and for me this marks a pivotal moment in our stewardship  of Fridae.

It has been just over a year (April 2015) since we took over the running of Fridae and I hope that members have been able to see a discernible improvement on the service being offered.

It is a shame that many of you can not sit where I do. Many of the changes that have been made in Fridae will not have been noticed by any of you. The developers here at DragonStack have slowly been wading through the millions of lines of code and have been enhancing and fixing many aspects of the site.

We are currently looking into making it easier to download the Android App in China. We have put a direct download on the site itself, but we are in the process of listing the app on some Chinese App Stores. Also you can expect to see both apps becoming available in multiple languages including Chinese.

We have also made a commitment to keep improving on our own development work. Both the iPhone and the Android app are now part of a regular updating progress. We receive daily reports of any issues directly from the apps and our coders immediately work on updates. You may have noticed that the apps have lots of updates. However, this is not only just to fix bugs, we also have a development schedule and we hope to bring you new functionality on a regular basis.

This is one of the advantages of having an in house development team and although they are not solely working on Fridae it does mean that we can react relatively quickly to new developments.

You may have noticed that we have made a few changes to the site as well. New headers, and new colour schemes have given the site a small face lift. We are still working on a complete rebuild of the site but we thought these changes  would help make the site look a little more modern.

Managing Director
Fridae

This is to respond to the feedback we've received following our Mar 27, 2012 announcement concerning Fridae's revised photo policy guidelines:

We want to thank everyone for your continuous feedback, whether sent to us privately or posted on the website (although all further comments from now should be directed here). We value your feedback and we would like to further clarify the background to our recent announcement on the photo policy. 

Since Fridae started in 2001, the user agreement has disallowed members from uploading "obscene" and/or "pornographic" images to the website. There has been no change to that policy and recent announcements were a reminder to members of Fridae's ongoing policy. The reasons for this reminder to members are: 

Fridae's goals, direction and product enhancements

Fridae is committed to building a platform that supports its core objective of empowering LGBT Asia and including all members of that community. We want to be respectful of the different sections of that community whilst at the same time developing enhancements to our dating site. One of the key developments that many members have called for is a mobile application and we are very excited about the launch of our Iphone application this quarter. In light of this new mobile app, members who are familiar with other mobile apps already know, mobile apps must comply with the rules set by various platforms (such as the Apple store) for the app to be distributed. We believe our policy is in line with other products having a mobile application. 

Going forward, Fridae expects to work with advertisers and partners, many of whom have guidelines concerning content that contain nudity and sexually explicit content. Images used in other sections of the website including News, Lifestyle, Agenda and Shop, etc are subjected to their respective guidelines as determined by Fridae. We believe that the LGBT community in Asia will benefit from Fridae being able to support community activities and sponsorship of such events.

Respectful environment for all

As Fridae is a LGBT website, we are committed to providing all members – be they lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender – a respectful and comfortable environment. We believe that Fridae is much more than just a dating site and whilst we still want to be the best dating site in Asia, we want to balance this with our community work and providing our members with a high quality news and information service. Additionally, Fridae is accessed by users in over 150 countries and in many of them, it is illegal for nude / sexually explicit /pornographic images to be publicly displayed on a website. 

We believe this to be a step in the right direction to build a premier and respected LGBT platform, and we hope that you will support this endeavour. 

Fridae is pleased to announce that our original domain name Fridae.com, which we had been using for the past 11 years, has been returned to us following a decision of a WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organisation) UDRP (Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy) Panel, on 2nd April 2012.

Fridae's original domain name, Fridae.com, had been redirecting to our new Fridae.asia site since June 2011 until this was disrupted by Fridae’s former CEO in November 2011. 

Since then Fridae continued with business as usual through its new domain name Fridae.asia. Today, under new management who are totally committed to serving the LGBT community, Fridae.asia remains Asia's pre-eminent social networking and news and information site serving the LGBT community, with more than 500,000 registered members predominantly in Greater China, Southeast Asia and Australia.

Paul Thompson, Chairman of Fridae said: "We are delighted that the WIPO ruling has returned Fridae.com to its rightful owner. As an Asian business, we actually like our new name Fridae.asia which we believe reflects our unique position in the region and our commitment to the LGBT community in Asia.

"As such, we plan to continue to use the name Fridae.asia and users accessing Fridae.com (as well as Fridae.net and Fridae.org which were also returned to the Fridae group) will now be directed to Fridae.asia, our primary domain name. Although Fridae has been running with business as usual, during the recent removal of the fridae.com domain name, the situation had created confusion for our loyal members. So, indeed, we are very happy that this has now been resolved.” 

Fridae, a Hong Kong registered company, will shortly launch a location based mobile application for its social networking site and is planning an LGBT travel and resource guide later in the year. 

Fridae remains committed to developing a suite of services to better serve the LGBT community and supporting the empowerment of LGBT people in Asia. To date, Fridae has raised and disbursed over US$50,000 for projects that directly impact the LGBT community including Indignation (Singapore), Pink Dot (Singapore) and Taipei Pride Parade (Taiwan); and supported LGBT events across Asia including Hong Kong's Pink Season and the Hong Kong Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, Indonesia's Q Film Festival, Asian Queer Film Festival (Tokyo, Japan), the International Conference of Asian Queer Studies (Bangkok, Thailand), and the International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA)-Asia conferences in Chiangmai (Thailand) and Surabaya (Indonesia).

Fridae, Asia’s leading LGBT website, is now at Fridae.asia.

Following the change of management, it is business as usual and Fridae is committed to its mission since inception, of ensuring a world where every individual, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, may live equally, in dignity, with pride.

Fridae will also further enhance its LGBT social networking website and media platform which is truly Asian and which empowers and interacts with the Asian LGBT community.

Fridae is on track to launch a cutting edge mobile application in the first quarter of 2012 to allow its 500,000 members the convenience of accessing Fridae, and with added functionalities, using their smartphones.

Fridae is also committed to launching a community support network for HIV-positive gay men and transgender people living in Asia built around their shared experience of living with HIV.

Fridae 有了新網址：Fridae 就是 Fridae.asia

引領亞洲同志風尚的ＬＧＢＴ網站Fridae現已落戶Fridae.asia。

隨著管理層的重新部署，營運作業亦上了軌道，匯樂Fridae依然秉著草創當年的經營理念，致力建立一個不論任何性取向或性別認同的人，都可以平等、有尊嚴又自豪地生活的理想世界。

Fridae 將繼續優化其ＬＧＢＴ社交網絡及媒體平臺，展現鮮明的亞洲／亞裔特色和視角，促進各地亞洲和亞裔ＬＧＢＴ社群之間的交流並提升社群自主力。

Fridae正在開發中的流動應用程序ＡＰＰ預計可在2012年首季推出，屆時所有500,000名會員將可隨時隨地通過智能手機登入Fridae，運用和體驗各種新穎的尖端功能。

Fridae也已承諾設立一個為亞洲地區的ＨＩＶ＋男同志和跨性別者提供分享健康生活心得的社群支撐和互助平臺。

Fridae 有了新网址：Fridae 就是 Fridae.asia

引领亚洲同志风尚的ＬＧＢＴ网站Fridae现已落户Fridae.asia。

随着管理层的重新部署，营运作业亦上了轨道，汇乐Fridae依然秉着草创当年的经营理念，致力建立一个不论任何性取向或性别认同的人，都可以平等丶有尊严又自豪地生活的理想世界。

Fridae 将继续优化其ＬＧＢＴ社交网络及媒体平台，展现鲜明的亚洲／亚裔特色和视角，促进各地亚洲和亚裔ＬＧＢＴ社群之间的交流并提升社群自主力。

Fridae正在开发中的流动应用程序ＡＰＰ预计可在2012年首季推出，届时所有500,000名会员将可随时随地通过智能手机登入Fridae，运用和体验各种新颖的尖端功能。

Fridae也已承诺设立一个为亚洲地区的ＨＩＶ＋男同志和跨性别者提供分享健康生活心得的社群支撑和互助平台。

引领亚洲同志风尚的ＬＧＢＴ网站Fridae现已落户Fridae.asia。

随着管理层的重新部署，营运作业亦上了轨道，汇乐Fridae依然秉着草创当年的经营理念，致力建立一个不论任何性取向或性别认同的人，都可以平等丶有尊严又自豪地生活的理想世界。

Fridae 将继续优化其ＬＧＢＴ社交网络及媒体平台，展现鲜明的亚洲／亚裔特色和视角，促进各地亚洲和亚裔ＬＧＢＴ社群之间的交流并提升社群自主力。

Fridae正在开发中的流动应用程序ＡＰＰ预计可在2012年首季推出，届时所有500,000名会员将可随时随地通过智能手机登入Fridae，运用和体验各种新颖的尖端功能。

Fridae也已承诺设立一个为亚洲地区的ＨＩＶ＋男同志和跨性别者提供分享健康生活心得的社群支撑和互助平台。

请现在就拜访Fridae.asia吧。


http://www.fridae.asia/announcements/fridaeasia/20111115_sc.html

引領亞洲同志風尚的ＬＧＢＴ網站Fridae現已落戶Fridae.asia。

隨著管理層的重新部署，營運作業亦上了軌道，匯樂Fridae依然秉著草創當年的經營理念，致力建立一個不論任何性取向或性別認同的人，都可以平等、有尊嚴又自豪地生活的理想世界。

Fridae 將繼續優化其ＬＧＢＴ社交網絡及媒體平臺，展現鮮明的亞洲／亞裔特色和視角，促進各地亞洲和亞裔ＬＧＢＴ社群之間的交流並提升社群自主力。

Fridae正在開發中的流動應用程序ＡＰＰ預計可在2012年首季推出，屆時所有500,000名會員將可隨時隨地通過智能手機登入Fridae，運用和體驗各種新穎的尖端功能。

Fridae也已承諾設立一個為亞洲地區的ＨＩＶ＋男同志和跨性別者提供分享健康生活心得的社群支撐和互助平臺。

請現在就拜訪Fridae.asia吧。


http://www.fridae.asia/announcements/fridaeasia/20111115_tc.html