[Ls600h]

The iPhone is a hotbed for location-based social networks, which tap into the phone’s geolocation features to help users find nearby friends and strangers that they might like to meet. We’ve seen a handful of dating applications that cater to the straight community, and today brings the launch of Grindr (iTunes Link), one of the first iPhone applications geared towards gay and bisexual men.
While privacy is an issue for all location based social networks, it is of the utmost importance on gay networks. Without proper security measures, bigots could easily download such applications and use them to pinpoint targets for hateful slurs and potentially even violence. Grindr deals with these issues by obscuring a user’s absolute location by default. Rather than plotting each user on the map. Grindr displays how far away they are (distances can range from a few feet to miles away).
The application presents users with a list of nearby strangers, arranged in a grid of photos (you can click on a photo to see their personal profile). From here, users can strike up a real-time chat. If they decide they like their new acquaintance, they can they optionally choose to reveal their exact location.
One of my concerns with new iPhone-based dating networks like Skout is they they have to face off with huge, well established players like Match.com, which are slowly releasing their own iPhone applications. Grindr’s Joel Simkhai says that there are a number of well established dating sites for gay men, but says that many of them feature adult content which Apple likely will be opposed to, giving Grindr a better shot.
Other gay dating apps on the iPhone include The Gay Community App, which appears to have been hampered by a number of bugs that were recently fixed in an update.

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[gambinobk08]

thanks alot guys i been looking for something like this. im tired of my wife

[Carrbone]

gambinobk08 said:

thanks alot guys i been looking for something like this. im tired of my wife

uh :wtf:

I guess finding a new one never crossed your mind?:razz:

[trawn01]

@gambinobk08...it's sounds like you were just looking for a reason to be out of the closet, umm goodluck with that :?

[shajiby]

this is LS's favourite app :P :P

jokesss

[graztd]

neo would like this :P

[stevieg]

Social networking? Heh, more like... sex hookups. And do gay men really talk like that? Hey BUD, thanks DUDE.

ps: that guy in pic is h0t! :P

[Domingo]

No surprise Apple would aproove this app. Just confirms what most people already know.

[issinoho]

I think im gonna go gay just to use this app.! (or am ialready???)

[ichoppryde]

issinoho said:

I think im gonna go gay just to use this app.! (or am ialready???)

you probably are already, whats even more funny is im watching Family Guy right now and Peter got the gay gene lol.

[GodTM]

This app is so gay ::)

Just kidding...

[monroe0605]

lame,im a joto and this just makes no sense. ill stick to photoswap.

[big_boss]

is there a way to hack this app? so if you are blocked you can unblock yourself thanks.

[PandaLikePWN]

big_boss, on 08 July 2011 - 12:01 AM, said:

is there a way to hack this app? so if you are blocked you can unblock yourself thanks.

You're banned in a gay dating app. That's just wrong.

[paulwest]

it's seems like you have been just searching for a final result in to turn out to be out within of the closet, umm goodluck with that :?

This post has been edited by bob_the_nailer: 19 August 2011 - 03:02 PM
Reason for edit: Links to crap sales websites removed.

[ChiAn]

LOL i guess there is really an app for everything?
Thanks for the entertaining comments, had a good laugh

[rochan12]

it's sounds like you were just looking for a reason to be out of the closet I think im gonna go gay just to use this app.

[justinthomsan]

While privacy is an issue for all location based social networks, it is of the utmost importance on gay networks. Without proper security measures, bigots could easily download such applications and use them to pinpoint targets for hateful slurs and potentially even violence. Grindr deals with these issues by obscuring a users absolute location by default. Rather than plotting each user on the map. Grindr displays how far away they are (distances can range from a few feet to miles away).

[vanillaflavoured]

stevieg, on 26 March 2009 - 11:18 AM, said:

Social networking? Heh, more like... sex hookups. And do gay men really talk like that? Hey BUD, thanks DUDE.

ps: that guy in pic is h0t!

Not all gay men use such means for "hookups" I for one certainly do use the for social networking and furthermore do men talk like that? "Hey BUD, thanks DUDE" Because if men do talk like that then why shouldn't gay men talk the same way.

What? Did you expect them all to say "babe" and "sugar lips" or something?! lmao

[Headspin]

PandaLikePWN, on 29 July 2011 - 09:55 AM, said:

You're banned in a gay dating app. That's just wrong.

LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I laughed so hard bro.. but I tried so hard to imagine some random ass kid trolling a gay social networking app.. like some straight guy logs into IRC... he gay dude whats up fags.. u play the skin flute too?

LMAOO I aint gay but that came to my mind.. I love trolling so meh.. I would assume that's why he got banned.. otherwise something is definitely wrong here..