Samantha Kelly
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
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- Latest publication
- Sep 28, 2026
- Outlet visibility, for LA Times Business
- Top 10K sites
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- Jul 23, 2026
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Tired of swiping? This new dating app lets strangers pick your matches (opens the original)
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A former Tinder executive launched a new dating app that invites the community to vote on strangers’ compatibility, putting a twist on courtship at a time when singles have grown exhausted with swiping. Rivet, which opened to users last week, relies on a pool of volunteer “matchers” who rate whether two given people might be compatible. The idea is to prioritize quality connections over quantity, giving daters just a few pre-vetted options at a time, founder and Chief Executive Officer Taru Kapo
Tinder turns L.A. dating experiment into global in-person event boom (opens the original)
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Tinder is expanding its in-person singles events to new markets across the U.S. and Europe following a successful test in Los Angeles that launched in March. The brand said Thursday that the program is now live in nine new cities: New York; Dallas; Denver; Kansas City, Mo.; Phoenix; Berlin; Munich, Germany; Zurich and Geneva. By September, it plans to expand to 16 more markets, such as Baltimore and San José. Down the road, it’s also targeting additional international cities, including in the As
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