Peak beard? Tinder and Gillette test out love (or not) of beards in new advertising campaign January 21, 2015 Another sign that humanity (or hipsters, at least) may have hit “peak beard” has emerged. The results of an unusual experiment by dating app Tinder and razor-maker Gillette found that women prefer a man with a well-groomed face over those with facial hair. It’s another addition to the "beards are over" canon of scientific research, [...]
Bumble: Tinder’s ousted co-founder has hit back with her own dating app November 25, 2014 Whitney Wolfe is the Tinder co-founder who departed in a hail of allegations and lawsuits earlier this year. At the time, she accused fellow founder Justin Mateen (who quit in September) of stripping her of her "co-founder" title because her age and gender was "damaging" to the company's brand. Ouch. The sexual harassment lawsuit that [...]
Tinder CEO and co-founder Sean Rad is out as boss of IAC’s star startup November 4, 2014 The chief executive and co-founder of hugely successful dating app Tinder has been removed by majority owner IAC. Sean Rad will stay on as president and remains on the board. He will stay on until a new chief executive is found. Rad was ousted from the position after a call last month from IAC’s Sam [...]
Controversial social site Ask.fm sold to Tinder owners and set for major revamp August 14, 2014 Controversial social network Ask.fm – linked to recent teenage suicides – has been bought by the owners of Tinder and Ask.com for an undisclosed fee. The new owners have pledged to “revamp” its policies. The site, where members answer questions posed by others, has been linked to deaths of young people in the UK and [...]