When Tinder turns six years old later this year, its influence will have been felt in more than 190 countries to the tune of more than 1.6 billion swipes. That's enough to define a generation—indeed, the word swipe will forever hold a different meaning for millennials than baby boomers—but the app has become anything but exclusive. In a way, it's trajectory is similar to that of Facebook; initially downloaded by urban singles, the app is now ubiquitous. And there perhaps may be no greater sign of ubiquity than when a technology becomes adapted by a certain clientele: the over-fifty set.
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