dating
Phones
Why You Should Think Twice Before Dating An iPhone User
5:20PM Rosa Golijan | I’m an iPhone user and not ashamed of that fact. What I am ashamed about is that a study done about iPhone users’ characteristics pretty much deems us a rotten, undatable bunch. And some of the results struck a chord. More »
Software
Pepsi Issues “Apology” For Offensive iPhone Dating App
4:40AM Sean Fallon | Pepsi’s “Amp Up Before You Score” iPhone app is intended to help men score with women (and brag about it with their friends on Facebook or Twitter). Not surprisingly, this has created something of a PR issue. More »
Software
Hitomebo GPS Mobile Phone App Allows You To Record Where You Spot Hot Ladies
6:40AM Sean Fallon | A Japanese mobile phone application called Hitomebo uses GPS to help you record where you spotted good looking men or women. It also helps facilitate hook-ups. More »
Online
HookupMaps Should be Called HookerMaps or SerialKillerMaps (NSFW)
3:00AM Jesus Diaz | I never got into the whole love/sex personal ads thing, but for some reason, the people at HookupMaps think that putting them on a map will actually help people looking to urgently scratch that itch. HookupMaps mixes Google Maps and Craiglist to place the ads in the areas in which they are located, so you can easily search for dates in the places you want. Sounds quite creepy, but it may work. Or so I thought until I dug into it. More »
Online
Internet Dating: The Wedding Cake
12:15AM Mark Wilson | Mmmm. The self-promotional social lies of one couple manifested in cream and sugar. The hearted ethernet cord and Starbucks cups are particularly charming touches. But it would have been best if the groom had fessed up to his second family in Guam. [MAKE] More »
Regulars
Gadgets That Are Guaranteed Date Disasters
6:00AM Sean Fallon | I say “guaranteed” date disasters, but that may be a little too strong a word. After all, it is possible to find a cool chick that can handle your geeky obsessions—but the likelihood of that happening is remote at best. So, if you have a date this weekend, it is probably in your best interest to hide gadgets that could be viewed negatively by women—gadgets like those found after the break.
Press
Cameraphones Becoming Integral To Teen Dating…Because They’re Used to Swap Naked Pics
4:30AM Jason Chen | Did you know your teens are swapping naked pictures of themselves with their dates? We’ve got a few questions about how widespread this is—mainstream news sites love to take a few cases of anything and pretend it’s an epidemic—but it is an interesting enough topic for us to look into. You know, teen nakedness. More »
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