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TINDER, THE DATING app that lets you swipe right to like someone or left to dismiss them, is making a big change to this process.
Users can now swipe up on a user’s profile — to “super like” them.
The feature has been trialed in Australia for the past several weeks and is touted as a way to indicate that you really like a match.
In a blog post published in September, Tinder says that based on tests, if you “super like” a user, you’re three times as likely to match with them, and conversations that start with a super like are 70% longer on average.
You get just one super like a day, and they don’t carry over. After that, if you want more, you will need to pay.
TechCrunch reports the new feature is rolling out across the globe.
One TheJournal.ie staffer and fan of Tinder found that the update has arrived to Irish users.
Tinder has been wildly successful. It’s estimated that in Ireland one in ten people have a profile.
Since its launch, it has grown to become the dominant dating app, off the back of its radical simplicity. No complex questionnaires, no personality tests, no real customisation options — just a short bio, a few photos, and you’re off.
Tinder has made small alterations over the years. When it launched Tinder Plus, its premium paid version, in March, it introduced the ability to undo left-swipes and to set your location to a different city. But the overall formula has remained largely unchanged.
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What a wonderful, peaceful ideology.
@George Roche: Did the IRA represent you?
@George Roche: Nothing to do with their religion. Is about money. Do u believe that Trump is about making American great?
Liberalism or Islam?
@Nick The IRA were motivated by a militant republican ideology. A criticism of that ideology would not be considered racist or an attempt to blame all Irish people; why do you treat this citicism differently?
@Vincent Are suicide bombers motivated by money?
@Nick Caffrey: the apologists are out early I see. It’s for this reason we are unable to have a proper discussion on the dangers Islam and it’s teachings. Empty vessels making the most noise as usual
@George Roche:
The term Religion of Peace that gets spouted by politicians such as Obama, Teresa May, Trudeau, I think they were referring to this… http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/attacks/attacks.aspx?Yr=Last30
@Vincent:
Islamic terrorists have nothing to do with Islam, is that what you are saying? So when they didn’t receive their ransom for the Canadians, beheading them had nothing to do with Islamic terror?
@Nick Caffrey: you must know nothing about history to make the comparison between IRA and Islamic terrorism
This is a money making operation, they are a kidnapping gang. A Muslim thief doesn’t steal because they are Muslim, they steal because they are a thief. This is different.
These kidnappers are just doing what the Prophet Mohammed told them to do.
Apologists for these Islamic terror groups are strong on the journal. Yet they can’t understand that although they are been used as useful idiots, they are nevertheless infidels who will have to convert and accept sharia or die.The PC brigade can’t accept that a spade is a spade, you can’t change it into a shovel.
Murderous Islamic militants again. Quite busy recently; Paris-Brussels-Nice-Berlin-London-Stockholm, seems to be no place safe anymore. Very tight border controls are now essential to reduce the risk.
I hear Somalia is lovely this time of year, do people not research where they are going on holidays?
That’s not good that they’re that far north now too.
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