Tinder debuts web version to distract you at work, school

Take a breather, thumbs — Tinder Online is coming soon to a desktop near you. The hookup app is set to debut a browser-friendly web version for antsy singles looking to jazz up a boring school day or 9-to-5 grind, a company blog post announced Tuesday. “Introducing Tinder Online: a fun, new web experience and your English professor’s worst nightmare. Mobile phones not allowed in class? Just fire up your laptop and swipe incognito. Cubicle life got you down? Now you can toggle between spreadsheets and Super Likes in a flash,” Tinder said in a statement. Tinder Online functions similarly to the original app, according to a demo video, though it gives more prominent placement to chats. A left-hand panel contains users’ matches and conversations, while the remainder of the screen is devoted to the signature motion of “swiping” left to reject or right to like someone — only instead of the smartphone thumb-swipe, it’s a desktop or laptop click and drag. The browser version — part of an effort to increase matchmaking accessibility to people with no 4G coverage or dwindling phone memory — is available to test in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Indonesia, Italy, Mexico, the Philippines and Sweden…. Read full this story

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