Match rival Bumble Inc. has fared even worse, with its stock dropping 30% in the past 12 months. Its shares neared a record low in November after reporting worse-than-expected revenue outlook and news of founder Whitney Wolfe Herd stepping down as chief executive Latvian naiset etsivät avioliittoa officer and transitioning into the role of executive chair.
Kim introduced a series of management and organizational changes to improve product execution and reverse losses. vice president of product to become chief technology officer of the parent firm. Kim, himself a product-driven executive, became interim CEO of Tinder, a post he still holds.
Last year, Match introduced splashy ad campaigns, new pricing plans – including the ultra-premium tier – and new features across its apps to attract new users and Gen Zs, which helped it earn more from each paying user on average. However, it has seen its subscriber numbers decline for each of the last four quarters, leading many analysts to cut their financial estimates on the slower-than-expected recovery.
While Bumble is boppin’ (shoutout to the campus Bumble ambassadors and their free Mel’s drink tickets), Tinder still remains ever-present at Columbia. Because, as Pitbull sings in the song “Timber” (which Bwog thinks should be called Tinder), who wouldn’t want to make a night you don’t remember with a person you don’t forget (but want to forget)?!
As we all know, our college population (especially undergrad) isn’t the largest, which increases the probability that you’ll physically run into any person you match with on a dating app. In fact, Tinder’s new “Tinder U” feature is only available to college students, decreasing your chances of making it through college unscathed. As such, Bwog decided to ask Columbia students about their cringiest Tinder run-in’s to determine what scenario was the cringiest of them all! Here are their responses: