Tag: Tinder
A tipster sent us a conversation he had with a brazen young lady he met on Tinder who said she was looking for someone to marry her, so she can get permanent residence in the United States. He matched with her last night, and had some questions: Okay, cool! Thanks for being flexible with this. […]
Comedian and Cosmo writer Lane Moore has turned hunting for love on Tinder into a spectator event with her monthly Knitting Factory show “Tinder Live!” For Valentine’s Day, the cast of Orange is the New Black dropped in for a visit. They were pretty into it. Beth Fowler, known to you and I as Sister […]
It would seem like swiping left and right is part of the fun of Tinder, but if you want to optimize your time on the dating app, use a bot that automates the process. Vancouver-based developer Justin Long has created perhaps the most impressive Tinder Bot yet, using facial recognition algorithm Eigenfaces to search through […]
Australian artist Tully Arnot has constructed a simple little mechanized sculpture that spends its solitary days constantly liking every person that comes up in its Tinder feed. Titled Lonely Sculpture, the piece uses a rubber finger attached to a small motor that creates a funny little pun on the digit and the digit-al. It’s all been perfectly […]
Hey, Tinder Guys. Yes, you! The guys on Tinder posing next to art. Houston-based artist Sally Glass gotchu on this Tinder Guys Posing With Art blog, cataloguing and identifying your various cultural embellishments. Nice work. I was gonna swipe left but then oh snap, is that a James Turrell, ooh light art, you so subtle I totally don’t need […]
From the creators of the dog treat box subscription service BarkBox, here comes BarkBuddy, described by co-founder Hendrik Werdelin as “Tinder for dogs.” It’s a cute comparison, but unlike Tinder, only one side of the connection gets to make a decision, and also unlike Tinder, it might actually make people happy. BarkBuddy has invited shelters around the country […]
Introducing Stitch, a dating service that helps senior citizens find companionship, whether it’s for a hot date or a friendly trip to the theater. As Ellis Hamburger puts it at The Verge, it’s “like Tinder, but for your grandma.” It’s not exactly like Tinder, though. For one, there’s the aforementioned option for platonic companionship, and Stitch operates on the […]
Would you like to randomly hook up with strangers (plural) using your phone? Do you find yourself in blissful, accidental monogamy, longing for eXXXtracurricular activities with your partner? Or are you one of those “unicorn” types? Apparently there’s a new Tinder-type app called 3nder, for “Threesomes made easy.” This is “a service that works for singles and couples,” “swingers […]
Wingman started as a joke. Gabe Whaley, creator of the forthcoming app, was getting off of a flight when he had a revelation: what if something like Tinder existed on airplanes? If you were bored in the middle of a long sojourn, you could pull out your phone, see if any fellow passengers spark your […]
Out of all of the social media apps available, Tinder is the most fascinating. For the unfamiliar, here’s how it works: link your Facebook to the app for a photo and a few other details, set a search radius and preferred gender(s), and swipe the endless stream of potential partners left for no, or right […]
