Category: Scruff
On Gay Dating Apps, Hooking Up Is Out
VICE.COM – June 7 – It only takes a quick scroll through gay dating apps to see guys who express dismay with them; statements like "no hookups," and "no unsolicited nudes" are common in user profiles. That dissatisfaction is reflected in Grindr's 2.5-star rating on the Apple App store. Chappy claims to be different. Launched this year in London, and funded by Bumble, Chappy lets users toggle between categories called "Mr. Right" and "Mr. Right Now". Chappy isn't the only app trying to distance itself from the hookup culture. Hornet and Scruff are launching new features to introduce new ways to interact beyond hooking up, such as Facebook-style activity feed.
by Jon Shadel
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Indonesian Police Wants To Ban Gay Dating App
In India, Dating Apps Are Helping The LGBTQ Community Find Love
HINDUSTAN TIMES – Sep 8 – Online matchmaking in India has come a long way since shaadi.com launched in 1996. Tinder, launched in India in 2014, followed by Indian dating apps TrulyMadly (2015) and ekCoffee (2016). The earliest queer dating platform, PlanetRomeo, launched worldwide in 2002. It claims 3M users globally and India comprises 7% of that. Grindr, with 10M users worldwide, recorded a gradual increase from 11k to 69k monthly users between 2011 and 2015 from India. The figures convinced Scruff, an American dating app for men, to enter India in July this year.
by Poorva Joshi
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Gay Dating App Scruff Launches New Feature For Travelers
NYTIMES – Oct 20 – Scruff, a gay dating app, got inspired by Tinder's passport feature. Scruff's users can now taps on Venture, a list of two dozen cities and see profiles of locals, people currently visiting and people who will be visiting the city soon. Users can set up their own trips in advance and make contact with others before they visit.
Hookup Apps Adding PrEP As New Filter Option
NEW NOW NEXT – Oct 9 – Marchant, co-founder and chief product officer of Scruff, revealed the app's next update will allow users to filter their searches by safer-sex practices, including condoms and PrEP. And while Scruff is the first to plug PrEP into its app, Grindr has partnered with Gilead on studies and education awareness, and the app Mister says it is adding hashtag functionality that will allow users to search for profiles with #prep.
by Dan Avery
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Samsung Ban Gay-dating Apps In South Korea Over ‘Moral’ Concerns
GAYSTARNEWS – July 11 – Samsung and Google Play have taken down gay networking apps including Jack'd in South Korea. Samsung refuses to list apps like Hornet, Grindr or Scruff in its country owing to 'local moral values.' Jack'd has ~500K users in South Korea.
Privacy & Security At SCRUFF
HUFFINGTON POST – Sep 10 – The privacy and security of location-based apps has become a major concern for smartphone users around the globe. Grindr security glitch exposes gay users in regions that criminalize homosexuality. Any app that shows relative distance between members can be used to pinpoint the location. It is called "trilateration". When a user elects to hide his distance on SCRUFF, the app not only remove the information from his profile, but they also randomize his location on their servers. In addition, SCRUFF partnered with ILGA, a non-profit that publishes an annual report of gay and lesbian rights worldwide. Coming soon, when a user travels to a country included in the ILGA report and launches SCRUFF, he will see an alert informing him of the presence of local laws criminalizing homosexual activity.
Scruff App Selects MWW To Elevate Brand Awareness Among LGBT
PR NEWSWIRE – Aug 12 – As the public relations agency of record, MWW through its LGBT marketing practice will bring attention to Scruff using a multi-pronged communications program that will feature strategic media relations and the leveraging of Scruff's global community to support various philanthropic outreach.
Broad And Popular Niches Are Taking Off
VOX.COM – May 17 – Jerry Miller created Farmers Only, which now boasts 1.5M members. 70-80% are in the agriculture industry now. Farmers Only is one of the more successful niche dating sites. Other niche sites are VeggieDate, a site that connects vegetarians and vegans; The Atlasphere that connects fans of Ayn Rand; Trek Passions, OkComrade, and GlutenFreeSingles. Scruff, a gay location-based dating app which was inspired by gay men with facial hair, has a user base of 6M worldwide.
by Alex Abad-Santos
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