Category: Dating Apps
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The Trouble With Filters
Young. Old. Fat. Skinny. Tall. Short. Beard. No beard. Asian. White. Black. And now – man or woman? Filters are once again in the spotlight. Something that looks so innocous is in fact highly controversial. All dating and hookup apps allow you to filter in and out what you are looking for. The controversy lies…
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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
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 stems…
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