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ChatRoulette, the webcam program that randomly connects you with people all over the world, has gotten a lot of press in the last few days. NY Magazine’s Sam Anderson gave it a try: The site activates your webcam automatically; when you click “start” you’re suddenly staring at another human on your screen and they’re staring back at you, at which …

BeliefNet columnist Rod Dreher has read the Daily Beast article about Grindr that I mentioned here two weeks ago. Dreher finds the entire concept “dehumanizing,” something a few gay men might agree with, but then he rolls out the usual “Won’t somebody please think about the children?” There’s no point in arguing whether we should or shouldn’t have the Internet, …

According to a Daily Beast article on Grindr, the iPhone’s where-is-the-closest-fuckable-guy app, its creator is rather coy about its intended use. For a product that’s been on the market for under a year, the number of urban legends surrounding Grindr is impressive. “Did you hear about that lawyer who was at his desk and found someone two feet away who …

Via their PR agency, Manhunt lets us know that they’ve purchased DList. Jonathan Crutchley, Chairman at Online Buddies Inc., the parent company of Manhunt, announced today that the company has acquired a majority stake in the leading social networking site for gay men under age 30, DList.com. As part of the deal, Online Buddies will take over all marketing efforts …

A year ago I posted the list of the most popular online “dating” sites as measured by an outfit called Online Personals Watch. Below is their most recent ranking, listed by number of visits, not membership. On the homo hook-up tip, Gay.com was #11 last year, now it’s dropped entirely off the chart. Manhunt moved up a notch to #7 …