Dating Startups Have Suddenly Become Screwed
From Hinge to Grindr to Grouper to JSwipe, there are a lot of dating startups being built. While the sector used to be a popular one for venture capitalists to back, the acquisition landscape has...
View ArticleAnonymous Gossip Apps Are Making Hooking Up Easier Than Tinder Is
When hearing the words "hookup app," most people think of Tinder. People rave about Tinder because it works like a game, mitigates rejection, and matches by mutual attraction. These features have...
View ArticleConan O'Brien Joins Tinder And Gets Matched With A 74-Year-Old Woman Named...
Conan O'Brien just wants to be tech-savvy, so he decided to venture into the world of Tinder, the location-based dating app that lets you swipe right if you think a prospective match is...
View ArticleHow The Endless Quest For Love Is Sparking Massive Growth In Dating Apps
One in 10 Americans have used an online dating site or app, according to a 2013 report from Pew Research. And among singles looking for partners, that number is even higher, with 38% having used dating...
View Article10 Brilliant Marketing Stunts That Put Startups On The Map
A strong marketing stunt can be a valuable tool for any company. Last week, Microsoft employees released a ridiculous "Sexy And I Know It" parody featuring the Surface tablet, and despite the horrible...
View ArticleThe CEO Of eHarmony Thinks Dating Apps Like Tinder Are Superficial And Will...
The new trend in online dating is swiping. Swipe to the right if you're interested, to the left if you're not. It's as easy as that.But for someone who has invested the past decade in online dating,...
View ArticleThis 21-Year-Old Landed A Record Deal Through Tinder
Tinder has been used the world over to hook people up. It's even produced marriages.But this may be the first record deal to come as a result of the swipe-right matchmaking app.Ryn Weaver, a...
View ArticleThe Ousted Cofounder Who Sued Tinder For Sexual Harassment Settled The Suit...
Whitney Wolfe, the ousted cofounder who sued Tinder and its parent company IAC for sexual harassment, settled the case for an undisclosed amount, BuzzFeed's Sapna Maheshwari reports. "Whitney’s lawsuit...
View ArticleDesktop Tinder Is Finally Here — And It's Terrifying
Take a deep breath. Tinder has finally arrived on your desktop web browser.Tinder is the dating app that matches you with people local to you. Crucially, you can only interact with other users once...
View ArticleThis Photographer's Pictures Of Her Tinder Dates Say A Lot About Modern Dating
Online dating can be a sticky and confusing subject, one full of ups, downs, and embarrassing stories. Kirra Cheers, a photographer from Brooklyn, recently set out to document her trials and...
View ArticleThis New iPhone App Makes Photo Management A Breeze
When you run out of storage space on your iPhone, one of the main culprits is usually your collection of photos.While it's entirely possible to manually go into your Photos app and delete away, the...
View ArticleMeet Luxy, The New Dating App That Calls Itself 'Tinder, Minus The Poor People'
Ever since dating app Tinder turned the game "hot or not" into a compelling way to meet people, there have been plenty of Tinder clones trying to cash in.None, however, are quite like "Luxy," a new...
View ArticleA Brooklyn-Based Photographer Created A Business For Taking Headshots...
The online dating scene can be tough to crack.Tinder can be particularly tricky, as you only have a few photos to persuade someone you're worthy of a date. Max Schwartz, a Brooklyn-based photographer...
View ArticleIn November, Tinder Will Start Trying To Make Money By Charging Users For A...
In November, matchmaking app Tinder is going to charge users for a premium service. Premium accounts will be the startup's first attempt at monetization.According to Forbes, which interviewed Tinder...
View ArticleA Dying Dating App Blew Its Last $25,000 On A Hail Mary — Now It's On Fire,...
At the end of 2012, the dating startup Hinge was running on fumes. It had only $32,000 left in the bank.Justin McLeod, Hinge's founder and CEO, raised $100,000 a few months prior, but only a few...
View ArticleInside Tinder, The Dating App That's Revolutionized The Way Single People Get...
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View ArticleNOPE: People Are Getting Rejected Hundreds Of Millions Of Times On Tinder...
In real life, people date and subject themselves to a lot of rejection just to find The One (or The Two or The Three).One research study published by The Guardian in January suggests the average woman...
View ArticleTinder's CEO Is Stepping Down
Tinder CEO Sean Rad is stepping down, Steve Bertoni at Forbes reports. IAC, Tinder's largest stakeholder, is looking for a more experienced CEO to replace 27-year-old Rad, who has had a tumultuous...
View ArticleHack Your Tinder Profile And Get More Matches — With Science
When we decide to flirt with someone at a party, we do it almost exclusively based on what they look like.The dating app Tinder is based on the same principal. It's probably why the app has been so...
View ArticleTinder Is Launching An 'Undo' Button To Let You Re-Examine Someone You...
Tinder has a few new products that will be launched soon including an "undo" feature, according to Forbes' Steven Bertoni.The undo button will allow users who have already swiped left (no) or right...
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