![]() The first profiles to appear on your phone’s screen when you log on are those nearest to you. Create a profile, upload a photo and see gay men in your area who have done the same. And now, Simkhai is eyeing up the straight world. Simkhai’s app is Grindr, a geo-social network that connects gay men. ![]() ![]() It helps of course when Stephen Fry mentions you on Top Gearand when stories circulate about George Michael logging on in Australia. In the past two-and-a-half years, his app has accumulated three million members globally, almost exclusively through word of mouth. Sitting in the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin sipping water, he’s talking about his mission “to connect us all”. And now its founder is launching an app for the straight community tooĪCCORDING TO Joel Simkhai, he has the best job in the world. Most social networking sites connect people in the virtual world but Grindr helps gay people meet for real.
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