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Fake Girlfriend Texting Service Is Actually Pretty Brilliant

9:30AM October 1, 2011 | Sam Biddle

The notion of signing up for automated calls and texts from a machine pretending to be your girlfriend sounds pathetic — and I don’t blame you for assuming it is. But here’s why it’s genius. More »

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How I Was Nearly Seduced By Grouper, The Biggest Sham In Online Dating

2:40AM October 1, 2011 | Sam Biddle

A month ago, I was approached by Jerry Guo, ostensible Silicon Alley wunderkind who’d turned $US400 in transit money into Grouper, a profitable dating startup. He guaranteed me a great time with “3 real girls”. The whole site’s a lie. More »

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ExRated Is The Yelp Of Ruined, Spiteful Failed Relationships

10:00AM September 29, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Do you have an ex-boyfriend girlfriend? Is it possible they might have something negative to say about you? Oh, great, because now there’s a venue for them to do so, publicly. Online. Libel’s never been so easy and fun! More »

Geek Out

Top 10 Signs You’re On A Date With A US Gizmodo Writer

6:30AM August 31, 2011 | Matt Buchanan

They’re funny because they’re terribly, awkwardly, sadly true. All due credit to Chris Kohler, who runs Wired.com’s very excellent Game|Life. More »

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My OkCupid Affair With A World Champion Magic: The Gathering Player

12:45PM August 30, 2011 | Alyssa Bereznak

This story sounds mean. It’s about a girl judging a boy because he’s a nerd (like so many of us!) that she met on OkCupid. But that’s the point: Judging people on shallow stuff is human nature, and the magic and absurdity of online dating is how immediately and directly it throws that into relief. One person’s Magic is another person’s fingernail biting, and no profile in the world is deep enough to account for that. More »

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Hurricane Irene Has An OK Cupid Profile

7:00AM August 28, 2011 | Brent Rose

And it’s very clever. I guess hurricanes need love, just like the rest of us. Check out Irene’s OK Cupid page. More »

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New York OkCupid Profiles Are Really Depressing

3:40AM August 25, 2011 | Alyssa Bereznak

It’s no secret there’s a good population of arseholes on OKCupid, but here in New York, the online dating world boasts some particularly uncreative types: the guy who was “born and raised” listening to Dylan and the girl who is “obsessed with” Jay Z. More »

Software

OkCupid Adds Location Feature For Quick Shags, Romantic Dates

7:40PM August 12, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

Last month we discovered that OkCupid is pretty much the only dating site you should consider if you’re a hipster/nerd. If you’re particularly after the nerdlinger demographic, their new geolocation feature for Android and iOS apps will aid you in your search for true love. More »

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Teens Need To Learn How To Break Up On Facebook

2:00PM August 6, 2011 | Casey Chan

The New York Times has a story about how a conference was held to teach 200 teenagers from Boston how to have “healthy breakups”. Unsurprisingly, a lot of the discussion revolved around proper Facebook breakup etiquette. More »

Software

Volunteer For Emotional Abuse With Psychotic Boyfriend App

1:20AM August 3, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Abuse, in any form, is bad, of course. And within the confines of a relationship, it can be particularly asphyxiating. But is the best way to educate the world about “dating abuse” to have a computer abuse you? Probably not! More »