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Eureka Mobile Advertising takes on a new avatar
MUMBAI: Eureka Mobile Advertising, which monetises the idle screen of the mobile phone, today released an exciting new upgrade to its application that transforms it into the world’s first live customer engagement platform. Marketers can now engage consumers with Timed content in an enhanced and intuitive HTML 5 format, while the application’s Live Voting facility can help collate real-time user feedback. For users, this means greater relevance and ease, while for brands, this translates into a never-seen-before platform that allows live customer engagement, feedback collection and real-time analysis.
Commenting on this development, Rahul S Jayawant, Founder and CEO, Eureka Mobile Advertising, said, “We are really excited to introduce a slew of never-seen-before offerings which make us a Live Customer Engagement platform. This holds a sea of opportunities for brands to engage with consumers and help them make informed decisions, using authentic, measurable user data in real time. The feedback we have received so far in our pilot phase has been fantastic, and we believe that this is going to be a game-changer in the mobile advertising space.”
Eureka successfully launched its live voting functionality at the recently concluded Mood Indigo (MoodI), Asia’s largest youth festival. This was the first introduction to the upgrade along with HTML 5 and timed ads anywhere in the world. There has also been a lot of early excitement seen amongst Marketers and Agencies for this Live Engagement Platform and the potential it holds.
Yogesh Sholapurkar, Co-Founder and CTO, Eureka Mobile Advertising said, “Innovation is part of the company’s DNA. Our Live Customer Engagement basket of products is architected keeping in mind scalability and a user experience that is intuitive but simple.”
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With 57 per cent single new users, Ashley Madison rebrands as discreet dating platform
Platform says majority of new members now identify as single
INDIA: Ashley Madison is shedding the “married-dating” label that defined it for two decades, repositioning itself as a platform for discreet dating in what it calls the post-social media age.
The rebrand, unveiled in India on 27 February, 2026, marks a structural shift in business model and identity. Once synonymous with married dating, the company now describes itself as the “premier destination for discreet dating” under a new tagline: Where Desire Meets Discretion.
The pivot is data-driven. Internal figures show that 57 per cent of global sign-ups between 1 January and 31 December, 2025 identified as single: a notable departure from the platform’s married core. The company argues that its community has already evolved beyond its original positioning.
“In an age where our lives have been constantly put on public display, privacy has become the new luxury,” said Ashley Madison chief strategy officer Paul Keable. He framed the platform’s offering as “ethical discretion” for singles, separated, divorced and non-monogamous users seeking private connections.
The shift also taps into wider digital fatigue. A global survey conducted by YouGov for Ashley Madison, covering 13,071 adults across Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, India, Italy, Mexico, Spain, Switzerland, the UK and the US, found mounting discomfort with hyper-public online lives.
Among dating app users, 30 per cent cited constant swiping and messaging as a source of fatigue, while 24 per cent pointed to pressure to curate public-facing profiles and early personal disclosure. Some 27 per cent said fears of screenshots or information being shared contributed to exhaustion; an equal share cited unwanted attention.
The retreat from oversharing appears broader. According to the survey, 46 per cent of adults actively try to keep most aspects of their life private online. Only 8 per cent feel comfortable sharing most aspects publicly, while 35 per cent say they are becoming more selective about what they disclose.
Ashley Madison is betting that this cultural recalibration towards controlled visibility can be monetised. By doubling down on privacy infrastructure and reframing itself around discretion rather than infidelity, the company is attempting to convert reputational baggage into a premium proposition.
