WASHINGTON POST - May 6 - Hinge, a free dating app that connects users to the friends of their Facebook friends, plans to launch in New York this summer. The app has attracted ~10K users since its launch in the Washington area in February. Every day at noon, Hinge users receive a batch of their Facebook friends’ single friends, and can indicate if they’re interested. If two users mutually indicate interest, Hinge sends an e-mail introduction. In the future, the team plans to incorporate third-degree connections — friends of friends of friends.
iDating is not a social experience. And yet numerous dating sites are trying to adapt it to be social. Hinge.co will be another interesting expriment. Perhaps someone can get the private/social balance right.
Posted by: Mark Brooks | May 09, 2013 at 06:17 AM