"I made three fake tinder profiles. One was with a perfectly average looking guy [1] , one an underwear model [2] , and one ugly looking guy [3]". Tries to see different amount of matches and messages. #tinder #online_dating #experiments #newbies #studies #pub

Sent the same message to all his 40 something matches. "Edit: Initially, I had 42 matches, I am currently at 37. Got blocked by 5. Got 8 responses - all varied. Edit: http://imgur.com/a/4KcE7 [1] - album of responses" #tinder #online_dating #experiments #newbies #shy #pub

"What is Tinder ? Tinder is the fun way to connect with new and interesting people around you. Swipe right to like or left to pass. If someone likes you back, it’s a match! Chat with a match or snap a photo to share a Moment with all of your matches at once. Moment is a new way to express yourself and share with friends." They want you to put your FB token in, and uh number of likes? Then a button saying like? Not sure if this is BS to get your info or what. Saw the link on Quora. Seems to indicate it'll allow you to use Tinder online aka on your desktop, perhaps with some automated/bot features. #tinder #APIs #API_driven #ideas #copycopy #not_sure #efficiency #pub

Tinder API Documentation - Gist is a simple way to share snippets of text and code with others. #documentation #tinder #APIs #automation #dev #discussions #pub

tinder_pyro - Ruby wrapper for the Tinder dating app's private API. #tinder #automation #APIs #documentation #ruby #gems #dev #pub

App-based dating service Coffee Meets Bagel has raised roughly $7 million in Series B funding, per an SEC filing. The funding values the San Francisco-based startup at about $82 million, according to a PitchBook estimate. " --- So are they worth $89M post-value? "French startup Happn has raised about $66 million from Raine Ventures, DN Capital and more. Hinge, which many accused Facebook of copying to build out its new dating feature, has pulled in roughly $26 million and was most recently valued at an estimated $75.5 million. Clover has about $11 million in VC backing and The League has raised about $3 million." --- "The business of romantic relationships has proven to be a lucrative one. Match Group, which owns a portfolio of dating services including Tinder, beat analyst estimates with revenue of about $379 million in 4Q 2017, per Reuters. Tinder's success contributed to the better-than-expected figure. The app, which is valued at an estimated $3 billion, added 1.5 million paid subscribers in 2017 and now has some 3 million paying users, also per Reuters." #online_dating #funding #coffee_meets_bagel #mobile_apps #startups #dating_industry #match_group #revenue #money #tinder #pub