If you’re single and you use dating apps, we’re sure you’ve been there: Your partnered friends grab your phone so they can swipe around and make matches for you. “They didn’t have this when I was single,” your friend might gleefully cackle. And so, in an effort to let the coupled-up join the mobile fun, dating app Hinge is now offering would-be matchmakers the chance to set up their friends. [More]
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Tinder Will Let You See Who’s Already Swiped Right On Your Profile — For A Price
By 6.28.17
Part of the attraction to the Tinder dating app is the experience of swiping left or right through the various profiles and having your flow interrupted with the (hopefully) good news that someone you right-swiped had already done the same to you. But not everyone likes surprises and are willing to pay for a degree of certainty in their swipes, which is why Tinder is now willing to let you know who’s already liked your profile — for a price. [More]
Tinder Launching A Web Version Of Its Dating Platform
By 3.28.17 — Updated: 5.10.17
Eons ago, online dating services like Match.com and OKCupid were forged in the fires of the internet, only later to evolve into occupants of the app ecosystem. But Tinder was born as an app, looking down on the elder generation and generally swiping left on the idea of a “website.” Now, like a teenager who “discovers” their cool aunt’s CD collection and can’t shut up about Screaming Trees and Portishead, the swipe-centric dating app is going retro with the launch of a web-based version. [More]
There’s Supposedly A Secret Version Of Tinder Only Available To Elite Users
By 3.8.17
The world of online dating has just become a lot more like the high school cafeteria: Because supermodels, celebrities, professional athletes, and rich CEOs are apparently above having to dip their well-heeled feet into the commoners’ dating pool, Tinder reportedly has a secret, members-only version of its app. Don’t feel too bad, we weren’t invited, either. [More]
Tinder CEO Sean Rad Leaving Post For Second Time In Two Years
By 12.9.16
Imagine you go on a Tinder date that goes okay, but you decide you still want to see other people. Then a few months later you take the chance of seeing that first person again, only to realize “yeah, this isn’t going to work.” Now replace “date” with “CEO” and you’ve basically got the story of Sean Rad, who will be stepping aside as CEO for the second time in two years. [More]
Formerly Free Dating App Hinge Will Now Cost $7/Month
By 10.11.16 — Updated: 11.1.16
When it comes to being single these days, the dating scene can often feel like a series of endless swipes — left for no, right for yes — that never results in an actual relationship. Dating company Hinge says it’s ditching “swipe culture” with its new app aimed at folks who want an actual relationship — but it’ll cost you. [More]
Want Your Group To Make Friends With A Group Of Strangers? Tinder Social Can Help
By 7.21.16
If you’ve ever looked around at your three friends and thought, “This just isn’t enough. We need some new blood,” then Tinder Social may be for you. [More]
Who Knew Tinder Allowed Minors On The App?
By 6.9.16
If you’re under 18, it’s time to find a new way to seek out suitable peers for the purpose of dating: Tinder is changing the rules, and will only let adults use the app from now on. Wait, what? [More]
Oscar Mayer Wants To Put All The Love In One Place With Bacon Dating App
By 9.16.15
Sometimes, you just know it right away… your pulse quickens, your throat tightens, your stomach rumbles — ah, the heady feeling you get when you’re looking at your dream plate of bacon. Love for another human can be pretty great too. To bring together “bacon soulmates,” Oscar Mayer is touting a new dating app for pork lovers called “Sizzl.” [More]
Rhode Island Health Officials Blame Uptick In STDs On Hookup Apps, Social Media
By 5.26.15
With the arrival of social media and online dating apps, it’s easier than ever to pick out someone you like and, if everything works out, perhaps meet that stranger in person. But what that convenience comes unwanted consequences, according to the Rhode Island Department of Health. [More]
IBM Report: Workers Using Dating Apps On Company Phones May Pose Security Risks
By 2.11.15
Whether you have a company-issued phone or you use your won for both work and play, finding love through dating apps on your device may increase the risk of a security breach for your employer, a new report from IBM says. [More]
New Dating App Bills Itself As “Tinder, Minus The Poor People”
By 10.7.14
With so many online dating sites and apps to choose from when seeking the love of your life/tonight, newcomers on the scene must make sure to set themselves apart. One way of doing that? Immediately informing potential customers that only rich people are allowed on your app. [More]
Creepy Or Empowering?: App That Lets Ladies Anonymously Rate Very Non-Anonymous Guys
By 12.18.13
UPDATE: A spokesperson from Lulu responded to Consumerist’s inquiry as to why a girl would see a guy she doesn’t know showing up in the app. It turns out there are men who sign up with the intention of offering themselves up to be rated, and don’t mind who sees them. [More]
