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Hinge is here to save your love life just in time for Valentine’s Day. According to a press release, the dating app will partner with singer and songwriter Soko to distribute $100 to parents for child care needs. The financial relief is timely, as the dating scene can be difficult to navigate with children in the mix. In fact, Hinge collected data revealing 63 percent of singles with children – and 73 percent of LGBTQ+ parents find it difficult to make time for their love life. The financial nudge aims to remind parents to prioritize their needs and get out into the dating world. “Sometimes, I get lost in that world where I’m ‘just’ being a mom non-stop. I forget my core essence and can’t even imagine going on a date or having a romantic life. That’s why it’s important for us to just put ourselves out there. To try to find love beyond parenthood. Even if you’re not in a place to do it right now, just reminding yourself you deserve is important,” Soko said in the press release. Hinge...
Tinder — the online-dating app — has had its share of updates looking to attract younger users. Now the company is trying to makes it way into the music festival market. Its latest update, Festival Mode, helps people find other festival attendees in their area. The feature allows people to name which upcoming festival they will be attending through badges and match with other people who plan on attending. This helps people find a group before stepping foot on festival grounds. So far, Festival Mode is only available for EDC Las Vegas, Hangout Music Fest, All Points East Governors Ball, Parklife, Bonnaroo, Firefly, and a list of other U.K.- based festivals. But who knows, it may expand to popular festivals like Afropunk The Roots Picnic, and Broccoli City Fest. Users get access to the badges about three weeks prior to each event. People who use Tinder’s Festival Mode will also have the chance to get access to exclusive VIP upgrades, swag, and more. Festival Mode is pretty similar to...
Serena Williams is no stranger to the tech world and now it seems she’s focusing on strengthening her relationship with one app in particular. Today, Bumble announced that Williams will join Bumble Fund as an investor. Launched in 2018, Bumble Fund helps women of color and other underrepresented groups who are largely ignored in venture capitalism. Bumble Fund focuses on giving businesses early-stage investments. Although Bumble originally launched as an online-dating app that was unique for only allowing women to send the first message to a match, Bumble Fund is another example of how they’ve branched into other ventures. In a statement about the new partnership, Williams said: “I’ve learned how impactful one woman’s voice can be when given a platform to speak and be heard. I am passionate about building on this progress and opening doors for women of all backgrounds, especially women of color, to share their message and trust in their potential to accomplish great things. By...
With the advent of the Tinder age, many people of color welcomed the era of online dating with open arms expecting these new apps to make it easier than ever to find like-minded partners from similar backgrounds. However, racial discrimination on dating apps like Tinder has served as a stumbling block on the route towards love for many people of color, and racial discrimination is still rife today across online dating platforms. Here's how racial discrimination uniquely plays out on Tinder, and why it’s important to address the persistent bigotry and discrimination people of color still face on dating apps. The Digital World Mirrors The Real One Many people naively greeted the era of online dating apps, defined by incredibly popular services like Tinder, in a naïve way that foolishly expected people to leave their biases behind them when they entered the digital world. In reality, things in the digital world have largely played out the same way they play out every day in the real...