No, I Do Not Want To Take Your Dating App Virginity
Dating app virgins who open with “This is my first time here”. The Indian man is already an unappetizing offering on a dating app. But a dating app virgin?
Apps
The Heads Or Tails Of Digital Dating
I switched dating apps. No, this time it wasn’t because awful people drove me away. It’s because Tinder kept demanding my phone number and wouldn’t let me login without it. I’ve never indulged corporations that think they can hold me to ransom, especially when I have a choice. So my…
Why Digital Dating Means Nothing New For Indian Women
India is on the digital map and we of the brown-skinned, spicy-food-eating ilk are exploring digital dating too.
You Secret.ly Hate Women
The Secret app has brought out an ugly side to people I know.
20 Steps: A Digital Love Story
1. He sends her a carefully worded to sound casual-but-smart message. 2. She replies with the digital equivalent of a laugh. 3. Encouraged, he does some more of that. 4. She chuckles (digitally, of course). He notices that her smile is crooked and that her teeth don’t quite line up. He wonders whether to…
Social, Secretly Human
A new social app called SECRET has me intrigued with the possibility of actual human connections again.
The Instagram Story
Facebook bought over Instagram. I took a look at what this could mean.
Social Networking – The Creation & Consumption Of Content
The harbingers of the social media revolution were content platforms. I wrote a two-part essay for Social Samosa about the history of social media in India.
Marvin’s World: Dash Games – Watch That Clock!
Time Management games are a great draw into casual mobile gaming. I love the Dash games.
Marvin’s World: Townsmen 6 & Sea Empire
A review of the casual mobile games Townsmen 6 and Sea Empire.