X To Be Dating App, Elon Musk Aims To Make Platform All-Feature Platform?
With the aim of making X, formerly known as Twitter, an all-app platform, Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk announced that X would soon be announced as a dating platform. Interestingly, the speculations of X being a relationship platform came after his statement, "Finding someone on the platform. Obviously, I found someone and friends of mine have found people on the platform." There is yet to be an official announcement.
Tags: X Platform, Dating App, Elon Musk, Technology, Finance
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Bumble Prompt Of Man Leaves Netizens In Laughter, Hilarious Voice Goes Viral
The dating app has evolved into more than just a platform for initiating connections between individuals, seeking love, but now has become meme-worthy content for netizens. Recently, a 'X' (Twitter) user shared a small audio profile prompt of a guy on Bumble, in which he was narrating in a systematic voice, inviting individuals facing challenges in their lives to reach… read-more
Tags: Bumble, Dating App, netizens, bizzare news, X Platform
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Kusha Kapila Reacts To Fake Bumble Profile, Says This
Social media influencer Kusha Kapila, who is married, reacted to her 'fake' bumble profile. In her response, Kapila alerted about the profile. "Wdyt is Sanna's favourite colour? Why does she spell her name with two Ns? What's her fave genre of music? Does she believe in love? Does she like AP Dhillon? Questions that will keep me up at night other than identity theft," wrote Kapila.
Tags: Kusha Kapila, Social Media Influencer, Bumble Profile, Dating App
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Man Finds Sister On Dating App 'Tinder' During Rakshabandhan
A man used the dating app, "Tinder," to find a sister to spend Rakshabandhan with someone because he didn't have a sibling. After thanking Tinder for finding him his need, he mentioned that he plans to spend Rakshabandhan this year with his two sisters, whom he met through… read-more
Tags: Tinder, Rakshabandhan, sister, Dating App, festival
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Newly Acquired Yahoo Appoints Tinder Head Jim Lanzone As CEO
Jim Lanzone, who used to be the head of dating app Tinder has been announced as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Yahoo. Reportedly, this decision came days after Apollo Global Management Inc completely acquired Verizon Media for a whopping deal of $5 billion. Besides, Apollo is planning to grow its services to offer Yahoo finance & Yahoo Sports and is focusing on advertising & e-commerce platforms.
Tags: Tinder, business, Yahoo, New CEO, Technology, Dating App, media
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Dating App Bumble Provides 'Paid Break' To Its Employees
In order to tackle the workplace stress, Dating App Bumble gave a week's paid break to its 700 employees. Emphasising upon the paid break, Clare O'Connor, the Head of Editorial Content stated, "In the US especially, where vacation days are notoriously scarce, it feels like a big deal." Notably, in 2021 till March 31, Bumble and Badoo firms owned by Bumble had its users increased by 30%.
Tags: Bumble, Dating App, employees, Stress
Courtesy: The Quint
4 Arrested For Gang-rape Of Man They Met Through Grindr App: UP
Uttar Pradesh police arrested four men for the offense of gang-raping another man they met through Grindr, an app which enables homosexual alliance. The incident took place in Greater Noida, where the man was gang-raped, filmed, and blackmailed. The accused allegedly tried to extort an amount of Rs 2 lakh by way of blackmailing. Reportedly, the police have seized the mobile… read-more
Tags: UP Police, Greater Noida, Gang-Rape, Dating App
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Tinder Allows Users To Block People In Their Phone's Contact List
American online dating app Tinder has allowed the users to block their exes, friends, colleagues, family members, or anyone else in their contact list before-hand. Reportedly, the users can now access the feature from their settings, under the ‘Block Contacts’ menu, where they could mark the contact which they want to block. However, the blocked contacts will not be notified that they have been blocked.
Tags: Tinder, account blocked, Dating App, feature
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Dating App Bumble's CEO Whitney Herd Becomes Rare Female Billionaire
Dating app Bumble's founder and CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd, with $1.5 billion net worth, has listed herself as self-made female billionaire at the age of 31. Whitney's wealth spiked after Bumble’s stocks soared 67% in its trading debut in New York on February 11. The former Tinder associate had founded Bumble in 2014 where women get to make the first move. "Hopefully this will not be rare headline,” she said.
Tags: Dating App, Bumble, Tinder, Whitney Wolfe Herd, New York
Courtesy: The Indian Express