http://www.grindr.com/index.php en serge@gayconsultants.com Copyright 2010 2010-03-10T13:55:16+00:00 http://www.grindr.com/index.php/blog/celebrate_grindrs_1st_birthday/ http://www.grindr.com/index.php/blog/celebrate_grindrs_1st_birthday/ Can you believe it’s already Grindr’s one-year anniversary? That’s right—back on March 25th 2009, Grindr officially went live and has since meteorically risen to become the most widely used mobile location-based social networking tool for men across the globe! Hot on the heels of signing on our 500,000th member, we’re more than ready to celebrate our first birthday with dozens of parties happening across world. As a Grindr user be sure look out for official Grindr Birthday Party messages to see what parties are going on in your neck of the woods.  If your a business that wants to have a party, check out this link http://www.grindr.com/birthday and fill out the form. March 10, 2010 http://www.grindr.com/index.php/blog/grindr_craze_grows_at_rapid_pace_reaches_landmark_500000th_member_changes_l/ http://www.grindr.com/index.php/blog/grindr_craze_grows_at_rapid_pace_reaches_landmark_500000th_member_changes_l/ (Los Angeles, CA, February 25, 2010) Today Grindr, the largest all-male mobile location-based networking service reached its landmark 500,000th member and is still growing. Since the inception of this innovative social networking application in early 2009, approximately 1,000 to 2,000 new users have been signing up every day. The Grindr craze has undeniably changed the game of social networking for gay and bisexual men around the world. Grindr’s extraordinary growth is as revolutionary as the app itself and has significantly changed the ways in which guys are choosing to meet up with their friends, make new ones or find a friendly face in locations they are visiting. Whether you just want to know if any of your friends are nearby or are looking to see if there are other gay guys in your neck of the woods, Grindr has become the easiest, quickest and most simple way for guys to meet each other. Joel Simkhai, Grindr’s founder and CEO “Grindr’s growth has come from one source, our users. Grindr users are telling their friends about Grindr, they are blogging and Twittering about Grindr, and posting their success stories on their Facebook status updates.” The app, which runs on iPhone and iPod touch, uses location-based technology like GPS, cell towers and Wi-Fi to determine the user’s location. A quick tap delivers profiles, photos, and information of nearby guys. A user’s profile is available in seconds, as are chat functions and sending additional photos or even a user’s map location. Simkhai adds, “We’ve been amazed with not only our growth but also by how engaged Grindr users are. A large number of users launch Grindr hourly and daily. Some guys leave it open for several hours a day.  And when they change their location they will launch Grindr again to see who’s nearby”  An unprecedented 30%  of users check their Grindr daily, 44% check their accounts weekly.  Best of all, the Grindr application is free. “We’ve also been astonished that nearly half of our users are outside the United States. There are thousands of Grindr guys in London, Paris, Tokyo and Sydney.  Even Tehran, Iran and Astana, Kazakhstan have Grindr guys.”  54% of Grindr users are based in the United States, 17% in the United Kingdom and 9% in Australia.  France and Japan take the fourth and fifth top spots respectively. Users love the no-hassle membership, simple interface and that privacy is always controlled by the user—users can share as much or as little info as they desire. To fill the need of Grindr users who want even more access to guys nearby—there is now a premium (extra) version for only $2.99 a month. Grindr X(tra) lets users see up to 200 more guys who are close-by (100 more than the free version allows) and it’s ad free.  Grindr X(tra) also uses Push Notification, allowing users to receive messages when they are not online.  Grindr and Grindr X(tra) work with both the iPhone and iPod Touch but will be available on the BlackBerry and other platforms in the near future. Visit http://www.Grindr.com for more information. To download Grindr, please visit http://www.getGrindr.com and to download Grindr X(tra), please visit http://www.GrindrXtra.com. February 25, 2010 http://www.grindr.com/index.php/blog/grindr_profiled_on_knbc_-_february_5_2010/ http://www.grindr.com/index.php/blog/grindr_profiled_on_knbc_-_february_5_2010/ Local NBC news report about Grindr in Los Angeles, CA February 11, 2010 http://www.grindr.com/index.php/blog/update_1.1_available_today_-_push_with_grindr_xtra_now_available/ http://www.grindr.com/index.php/blog/update_1.1_available_today_-_push_with_grindr_xtra_now_available/ Version 1.1 of both Grindr X(tra) & Grindr are available today on the iTunes App Store.  The free updates are available by going to the Update section of the App Store on your iPhone or iPod touch, opening iTunes on your desktop, or simply going to GrindrX.com for Grindr X(tra) or getGrindr.com for Grindr. Whats new: 1. Push notification for Grindr X(tra). Receive new messages alerts when Grindr X(tra) app is not launched. 2. Location accuracy display. The accuracy range of your location as determined by your device is displayed. 3. New message alert sound enabled while in chat view. 4. Numerous performance improvements & bug fixes. January 20, 2010 http://www.grindr.com/index.php/blog/paula_abdul_makes_a_cameo_at_the_grindr_party._los_angeles_ca_-_january_9_2/ http://www.grindr.com/index.php/blog/paula_abdul_makes_a_cameo_at_the_grindr_party._los_angeles_ca_-_january_9_2/ Lady Gaga did it.  Lance Bass has done it twice.  Now Paula Abdul has done it.  They have all made cameos at Grindr parties.  Thanks guys.  January 10, 2010 http://www.grindr.com/index.php/blog/grindr_mentioned_on_chelsea_lately_show_-_november_17/ http://www.grindr.com/index.php/blog/grindr_mentioned_on_chelsea_lately_show_-_november_17/ Grindr was mentioned on the Chelsea Lately show on November 17, 2009. Grindr mentioned on Chelsea Lately show from Grindr on Vimeo. December 2, 2009 http://www.grindr.com/index.php/blog/thank_you_-_400000_times/ http://www.grindr.com/index.php/blog/thank_you_-_400000_times/ To each and every one of you, thank you so much for making Grindr into a community of 400,000 guys all over the world. It is guys like you who have told your friends about Grindr, have mentioned Grindr to your friends in the press, and have volunteered to help Grindr in so many different ways. Without guys like you, Grindr would not be possible. From the bottom of our heart, thank you. Happy Thanksgiving, The Grindr Team November 26, 2009