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- 2. What is it? "Tinderis a mobile dating app following the ‘hot or not’ principle. Basically, all you do is APPROVE or REJECT people in your area primarily based on their picture by swiping to the left (NOPE) or right (LIKED)." - Marc Knoll Friday, 23 May, 14
- 3. “750 Million swipesand 10 Million matches per day!” - Sean Rad, CEO of Tinder Friday, 23 May, 14
- 4. “The average userspends an average of 60 minutes per day on the app" - Sean Rad, CEO of Tinder Friday, 23 May, 14
- 5. “With that casual datingstrategy, Tinder became very popular in the States and is currently TAKING OVER OTHER COUNTRIES such as Brazil and the United Kingdom.” - March Knoll Friday, 23 May, 14
- 6. Its growth isa hockey stick and if you put it on a chart with fellow Los Angeles app Snapchat or Instagram, the sharp growth curves would all look similar. Friday, 23 May, 14
- 7. “It has ledto over 1,000 engagements. A THOUSAND.” -Cosmopolitan Friday, 23 May, 14
- 8. “When the other personclicks the “like” button, we’re delighted. Apps like Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Tinder make us feel temporarily wanted.” - Carlina Duan Friday, 23 May, 14
- 9. "BUT... it CREEPSME OUT to think of all those eyes on a screen, unfamiliar ones, that we’re allowing to judge us. For me, the “♡” and the “X” buttons are demeaning. Conversations on a screen are too fleeting for me, lack meaning.” - Carlina Duan Friday, 23 May, 14
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- 11. But Rad feelsstrongly that if you think his app is superficial, you should do some self-reflecting. "People are smart when they look at pictures," Rad told Business Insider. "If a girl sees a guy who looks like an Abercrombie model, there's a good chance she'll swipe left ("no") because he looks full of himself." It's not all about looks on Tinder, Rad says. It's about finding people you feel you could connect with; appearance is just one of a few ways Tinder users sort through each other. -Business Insider Friday, 23 May, 14
- 12. “I think Tinderis very honest. It emulates HUMAN INTERACTION. It’s like walking into a coffee shop. When you first walk in, the first thing you notice about someone is his or her PHYSICAL APPEARANCE. I’m either drawn to you or I’m not. And if we engage in conversation, we notice our commonalities -- like mutual friends and mutual interests, which helps establish trust between two people. Tinder is just like that. It’s not superficial unless you want to call humans in general superficial.” - Justin Mateen Friday, 23 May, 14
- 13. "Interestingly, researchers notethat like real life, most mates end up meeting with someone who is as equally GOOD LOOKING as they are, which might be why Tinder has become a runaway success." - Christopher Koulouris Friday, 23 May, 14
- 14. 1.You can avoidrejection 2. It’s an ego boost 3.You can avoid the creepers 4. It acknowledges its LGBT users 5. It’s fun! BENEFITS OF TINDER FOR WOMEN Friday, 23 May, 14
- 15. "You can promoteparties on it. A lot of guys do this -- they go on Tinder and 'like' everybody, and when people talk to them they say, 'Oh hey -- let's hang out -- I'm gonna be at this club if you wanna come, drinks on me or whatever.' I've guest-listed people from Tinder before." - Sean Glass, the founder of the independent record label Win Music Friday, 23 May, 14
- 16. "I use Tinderfor business so much! I've had guys respond to my profile and say 'Hey, you're an investor? I have a startup.'" - Sarah Kunst, Investor Friday, 23 May, 14
- 17. Tinder is anew up and coming app that allows people to easily find new relationships - romantic or business. However, it can easily be labelled as superficial.... Friday, 23 May, 14
- 18. SO, is Tinderthe app for you? Friday, 23 May, 14
- 19. Work Cited (Information) Bronner, Sasha."Tinder Creator Justin Mateen Defends App: 'Women Aren't Wired That Way, Right?'." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 19 Dec. 2013. Web. 21 May 2014. <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/19/tinder-justin-mateen-defends_n_4469376.html>. "Dating App Tinder Tops 10M Matches a Day, Users Swiping Like Crazy." CIO. N.p., 28 Feb. 2014. Web. 23 May 2014. <http://www.cio.com/article/748987/Dating Duan, Carlina. "Notebook: The superficiality of online dating amplified by new Tinder app." The Michigan Daily. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 May 2014. <http://www.michigandaily.com/arts/ 03afraid-of-tinder20> Knoll, Marc. "Why Dating App Tinder Is The "McDonald's Of Sex"." trendblog.net. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 May 2014. <http://trendblog.net/dating-app-tinder-mcdonalds-sex/>. Koulouris, Christopher. "The Pros and Cons of Tinder Dating App | TheBlot." TheBlot. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 May 2014. <http://theblot.com/tinder-new-way-online-dating-based- looks-7712229>. "Is Tinder just for hook-ups?." Metro Is Tinder just forhookups Comments. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 May 2014. <http://metro.co.uk/2013/09/12/is-tinder-just-for-hook- ups-3960399/>. Shontell, Alyson. "Tinder Isn't A Superficial Dating App - If You Think It Is Then Its Founder Thinks YOU'RE Superficial." Business Insider. Business Insider, Inc, 15 Dec. 2013. Web. 23 May 2014. <http://www.businessinsider.com/tinder-feature-2013-12>. Friday, 23 May, 14
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