Dating apps

Man Learns the Hard Way That Selling Meth on a Dating App Is a Bad Idea 

Here’s a PSA for anyone who was thinking about selling meth on a dating app: Don’t do it! According to DNAInfo, 55-year-old Harold Gondrez Jr. was arrested on July 21st after police found a “large quantity” of methamphetamine and cocaine in his Manhattan apartment. Officers were tipped off by Gondrez Jr.’s activity on the dating…

Dating App Bumble Wants To Be the Next LinkedIn

When I’m trying to get laid, the last thing on my mind is whether or not I should be looking for another job. But Bumble, the dating app founded by ex-Tinder co-founder Whitney Wolfe, seeks to address this issue with a new feature that essentially amounts to a gamified version LinkedIn. BumbleBizz, as it’s so…

Your Terrible Spotify Habits Are About to Ruin Your Sex Life

“Hmm, should I listen to this Barenaked Ladies song again?” you ask yourself. “Yeah, sure, why not, it’s not like my future partners are going to see it.” Think again! In what is sure to delight music snobs and terrorize Justin Bieber fans everywhere, users of the dating app Bumble will now be able to…

Tinder Is Going to War Over Threesomes

You might remember 3nder, the oddly-named dating app for finding your very own three-person sexy time party. Well it seems that Tinder, a dating app with a similar name, is threatening to sue the company behind the app. According to 3nder—which can be pronounced, alternately, “three-ender” or “Thrinder,” though the company says “we embrace all…

Tinder’s Newest Feature Will Make it Easier to Find Orgies Near You

If there’s one thing missing from Tinder, it’s group sex. The swipe-happy app is great for getting laid old school-style—waking up in the morning next to someone you will no doubt forget about by the afternoon—but it’s less helpful for finding some more-than-four fun. Enter “Tinder Social,” a new feature the app is currently beta…

So Tinder’s CEO Might Have Violated SEC Rules With That Weird Interview

Not only did Tinder cofounder and CEO Sean Rad comes off as extremely dumb in a recent interview, he may have violated the Security & Exchange Commission’s quiet period for Tinder’s imminent IPO. What’s the word for that? After an interview was published today in the Evening Standard where, among other things, Rad confuses the…

The New Way Queer People Hook Up in the American Heartland

South Dakota’s only gay club is dead when I show up on a Friday night. A Katy Perry song thumps on a dance floor so vacant it looks fit for an open house. There’s a lone lesbian chain-smoking outside and two guys slurping vodka near a row of empty bar chairs. The place, Club David…

97% Is a Short About Finding Love on Your Smartphone—Wherever You May Be

These days, you can find love anywhere—in a bar, up a mountain or sat alone on the toilet—thanks to your smartphone. This short film explores that idea: can a regular guy find his love match on a crowded commuter train? In 97%, Bert’s alerted by his dating app to the fact that he has a—you…

New Hookup App Promises Terrifying Dates with Free Travel

I have never seen an ad for a product that so completely sums up all the reasons why you would never, ever want to use it. The MissTravel app helps “attractive females” score free vacations from “generous males” who just want a first date. And this insanely creepy video is supposed to sell you on…

Harsh Dating App Bans the Creeps Who Keep Striking Out

Do you love the low-risk emotional distancing of Tinder but hate having to swipe through all the riffraff to get there? A new dating app called The Grade is here to help, giving you the same Facebook-powered swiping but without all the undesirables. Because it bans anyone who doesn’t make the cut. Just like Tinder,…

Tinderjust announced that the so-far totally free dating app will launch a premium service in early November. “We are adding features users have been begging us for,” said CEO Sean Rad. No word on what those features will be yet, however.

Health Officials Blame Hook Up Apps for Syphilis Spike

The number of syphilis cases is on the rise, and some public health officials think it’s because of Grindr. Well, Grindr and Adam4Adam and, presumably, Tinder and Hinge and OkCupid. These apps all make it easier to find people to have sex with, so naturally they cause more people to get STDs, right? Not exactly.…