@chrismessina on one hand, if you have a high density of students living on or around a campus it could work well, but it wouldn't be that much different than what other apps are already doing, Grindr is a proven case that location matchups work but generally the intention is uh, short term. I don't know if this would work for people who commute to work in any meaningful way.

@chrismessina @boop We believe friendships and relationships can only start when you meet in person. Now is a solution that combines both users lifestyle variables to allow them to easily meet someone offline in a casual, safe and public environment. Compatibility isn't determined by anything other real-life interaction, regardless of what is marketed to you. Now is about creating the most frictionless way possible to meet new people nearby, much like a giant virtual bar. Treated with the same respect as talking to someone in public Now is the solution to change an industry of time-consuming products into a way to simply meet new people without expectations.

@veronica We do, and yes their are many safety protocols designed into the product under the surface.

@boop Good question! We never reveal exact location always 250m approx, also map cannot zoom in past an X distance. We list singles based on an algorithm which categorizes users based on filter + [activity*distance*timestamp]. You will see a pool of results which fit your discovery settings. If your time availability fits other users, invite icon will be activated. If users communicate, chat from matches will move into notifications area then activity, so you can continue conversations or organize a meetup. So if you match with people in your city, you can continue talking and meet up the next day when your back in town. I hope this helps answer your questions!

@cassandra_beaulieu Thank you kindly for your review!

@imdaeshawn Thank you!

@nel_kamai Yes, we are in the process of negotiating several different event promotions in South Cal, San fran, London, Sydney and Brisbane! We will share more details on our social pages, make sure you follow us.

@nel_kamai Yes, it does.

@evgenia_trofimova Hi Evgenia, I'll break down some differences for you. 1 - Happn has no focus on your time schedules or initiating offline meet-ups at real venues. 2 - Happn results are generated from people you crossed paths with, no focus on users outside that variable. 3 - Happn uses 2 low cognitive actions "Like", "Say Hi", it doesn't focus on casually inviting someone for a coffee or drink, or for users to invest more time than tapping a button. 4 - Happn doesn't show you active profiles based on a filter>activity>location>last-login system. 5 - Happn uses a subscription model, we use a PAYG to reduce costs to user. 6 - Happn past the extent of messages doesn't give you a complete process of a functional meet up (time you're free, the time I'm free, both on the way, both checked-in, rating your experience, banning for people who no-show or cancel) I hope this helps, feel free to download happn and Now and compare them :)

@woodfordcam wow, this is a very full and interesting answer. Good luck in connecting people! Happen has never worked for me. So I was wondering.

@teamfc Hey Kunle, I began by reaching out to editors via Twitter, after a while when our name was out there, these write-ups came out without anything push. I do believe some startups pay agencies to get them exposure, but I wouldn't recommend it. Being organic and being framed next to key brands gives us better quality users. Find the right people and create good connections with them.