This morning I found this article on CNN, "With new GPS dating apps, it's love the one you're near," which talks about a new class of GPS-enabled smartphone apps based on connecting single people for dating through proximity and location. These apps seem to echo some of the same basic concepts of Foursquare which we discussed last week.
There are now at least three phone apps (Skout, Grindr, and StreetSpark) that provide you with a menu of singles who are registered on the app that are close to you at any given point in time. Each single person provides a picture of themselves to help other singles identify them. The idea is to send messages back and forth to break the ice, or you can just walk up to that person and see if you click.
In my personal opinion, this seems dangerous and scary for the fact that you don't know what other kinds of people are using the app. But, on the other hand, everyone says in order to find a love match you have to "put yourself out there." I'd like to hear others thoughts on these kinds of applications.
There are now at least three phone apps (Skout, Grindr, and StreetSpark) that provide you with a menu of singles who are registered on the app that are close to you at any given point in time. Each single person provides a picture of themselves to help other singles identify them. The idea is to send messages back and forth to break the ice, or you can just walk up to that person and see if you click.
In my personal opinion, this seems dangerous and scary for the fact that you don't know what other kinds of people are using the app. But, on the other hand, everyone says in order to find a love match you have to "put yourself out there." I'd like to hear others thoughts on these kinds of applications.
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