Could the iPhone app that every gay boy has to have the killer of the club scene or will it help it out? Clubs across the nation are having Grindr parties celebrating their upcoming birthday in some cases at the clubs expense.
The nightclub scene could be hurt by this revolutionary GPS iPhone app that finds boys near you that want to be friends, hang out, or hook up. This is not only got Manhunt and Adam 4 Adam scared but has them shaking like Gay.com and AOL chat rooms were several years ago when they were going down. You can find someone that is 400 feet or 1000 feet or even 2000 feet or say a mile or two away and see their pic and see if they are your type. You can then even trade more pics. Say you are on the train, a bus, or even inside a club you can do the same and see who is in the same building as you.
This could be good for the club scene because it will draw everyone out with Grindr apps to meet more people and give the shy ones an easier way to say hi in case they did not want to go up to the person. Then again it takes away from the dancefloor to have everyone Grinding on the phone instead of Grinding their hard bodies next to each other. This could also be bad because people will just sit at home and play on their iPhone to meet up with someone and avoid the club altogether.
Can you imagine the Lady Gaga concert and everyone is Grindr instead of watching the show. I had a friend who kept doing that at her show and I was like um why not watch the concert we paid for and meet boys some other time.
We have actually had clubs email them about throwing a Grindr party and they charge $150 for the banner, some tattoos for dancers to wear, ask for price reduction on drinks, free admission for Grindr iPhone app partygoers, and request they mention Grindr a few times a night from the dj booth and even ask for pics of the event. That is quite a bit of leg work for a club that is not even getting a sponsorship from Grindr.
Do clubs feel that have to give in to the Grindr craze? For some it may be worthwhile but in most cases its helping Grindr more than anything. It would be neat if the Grindr app actually served up clubs near you as well now that might be something the clubs could sponsor but until then the app people should be paying the clubs for sponsorships or send their product for free for giveaways and mentions.
Anyway shut your Grindr off and dance! Save your iPhone battery for when you want to get someones number who you actually talk to… like a human.
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