Skout Gets $22 Million for Mobile Flirting Platform by Erik Sass

Led by Grindr, the mobile meet market (get it?) for gay men, the next wave of social media would appear to be what I call mobile flirtation platforms. This week Skout, a "mobile network for meeting new people," announced that it has secured $22 million in funding from venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, which will be used to expand the service. Currently Skout has "millions of members" and is attracting new members at the rate of a million per month, according to the company; the average user checks in eight to nine time per day, spending an average of 45 ...Read the whole story

The Good Book Of Temptations by David Berkowitz

The world is full of temptations. According to the Bible, that's how the world has been since week one. Today, temptation is more accessible than ever, so it's hardly surprising that some institutions are trying to regulate how their members use the Internet. Yet exceptions can be made, and in one prominent case, it was a brand that inspired a loophole. ...More