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Grouper was an online, invite-only social club that uses data gathered from Facebook profiles to organize group outings called Groupers. Matches for the outings were gathered and analyzed first by a computer and then by a human to ensure strong matches. Groupers consisted of two groups of three friends and can consist of three males and three females, six males, six females, or any other possible combination. Michael Waxman founded the New York -based startup in Grouper is an invite-only service that matches two individuals according to data found — with the permission of the user — on the user's Facebook profile, including age, career, education, etc. A time is then set for the "Grouper". The company offers arrangements for both opposite- and same-sex Groupers.
Dating apps are mostly a solitary effort, with users swiping on prospective soulmates from the comfort of their own couch. Ship, a dating app that lets single people involve friends in the matchmaking process, may change that. The Match Group and Betches Media have now released an Android version of Ship, which lets users swipe for their friends and discuss profiles in group messages. With Ship, users can invite their friends as well as parents, siblings and especially wise roommates to join a "crew".
Dating is fun and all, but group dates are in again these days, too, especially with all the group dating apps out there. Several brains are better than one, right? After all, in general, there seem to be dating apps catered to everyone — adventure-seekers and travelers like MeetMeOutside , ones where heterosexual women need to make the first move like Bumble , and even ones for beard-lovers like Bristlr , to name a few — and such is the case when it comes to group social outings, too. Some only give you a limited amount of time, like 24 hours, to make plans while others coordinate the date for you — all you need to do is show up. Simple enough, huh?