"Sceptics have long said that the anonymous and openly sexual approach of Grindr, whose users trade 450,000 photos per day in search of new 'dates', would not be a hit with the straight community - and would put off women in particular.
"Switching on the app, almost everyone one on Blendr so far seems to be a man - only two out of the 40 nearest users were women.
"From a location in central London, the nearest potential 'dates' ranged from a middle aged (and married) man one kilometre away interested in musicals and nightlife, to a dark glasses wearing young man interested in football, snowboarding, and 'Medical'.
"Users are also very shy. Having left the 'app' live and showing a location for over an hour, no one had got in touch.
"Other interests offered by the site include 'Accountancy' - so using Blendr to find friendship, as the site's creators advise, may end in disaster..."
The Daily Mail's Rob Waugh roadtests Blendr - the straight version of "the 'dating' app" Grindr.
Interestingly it was the broadsheets, not the tabloids, who gave Grindr/Blendr a nice free ad for the launch this week.
Ah, the twilight world of the heterosexual...
Wednesday, 14 September 2011
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