Osbert Journey 3

March 28, 2019 Yesterday, many articles were published online about Grindr, the most popular online dating application in the world for queer and gay men, being forced to sell due to US security concerns. The app Grindr was first developed and based in the United States in 2009. It became widely successful all around the […]

Osbert Journey 2

February 25, 2019   I read a recent article talking about why people are giving up on online dating. It is interesting to see the psychological effect these applications have on people, and why we behave differently online versus in person. Three people were interviewed about why they decided to delete their dating apps. A […]

Osbert Journey

I find the Herrick vs Grindr article very interesting. Social media has become in a way our identity online, whether it is Instagram, Facebook, or dating platforms like Tinder or Grindr. However, because it is hard to regulate or verify whether the user is actually who they are, the internet phenomenon of “catfish” or “catfishing” […]