From the Northern Cape in South Africa. A very straight road that just keeps going into the distance, with rolling hills in the background.

Category: Dating Apps

  • The Price of Loneliness

    The Price of Loneliness

    “He likes you!” “Tom gave you a ♥” “You’re popular today! You have had 3 visitors!” The alerts from my dating apps keep my phone pinging all day. Tinder, Badoo, Taimi, Growlr – they all have one goal: Get you to spend money with them. You would be surprised how much money you could spend

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  • The Proximity Conundrum

    The Proximity Conundrum

    In a recent post published on LinkedIn Grindr CEO George Arison boasted that “Grindr actively chooses not to give information about our users to third-party partners—even if that means fewer ad dollars”.   It seems a bit rich, considering Grindr’s pretty chequered past when it comes to privacy. I guess the sudden focus on privacy

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  • Deleting an app does not delete your profile!

    Deleting an app does not delete your profile!

    Have you ever deleted a dating app from your phone? Out of sight, out of mind, right? Wrong. Deleting an app only uninstalls it from your phone. It does not delete your data. Or your profile. Consider logging out instead!   After some years on the dating app scene I have noticed people saying they

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