East Tennessean
Monday, November 12, 2012 • Volume 87, Issue 20 • www.
easttennessean.
com
Millions of men use Grindr,
an all-male, location-based networking app that caters to gay,
bi and curious men, as a means
of meeting other eligible men.
Grindr is an...
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East Tennessean
Monday, November 12, 2012 • Volume 87, Issue 20 • www.
easttennessean.
com
Millions of men use Grindr,
an all-male, location-based networking app that caters to gay,
bi and curious men, as a means
of meeting other eligible men.
Grindr is an app that uses
GPS and Wi-Fi technologies
to determine each user’s location and create a list of users
who are close to him.
According to a company
press release from February
2010, since the inception of
the app in early 2009, approximately 1,000 to 2,000 new users have signed up every day.
Thirty percent of the app’s
users check the app daily, and
44 percent check their accounts
on a weekly basis.
The app has caught some
flack because some users use
it to find short-term relationships or to meet for casual sex.
“As a dating tool, its hit or
miss,” said Joshua Dean, a senior studying English and
Grindr user.
“Rarely will you
find someone who is looking
for Mr.
Right rather than Mr.
Right Now.
”
Some said that they see the
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