OkCupid Joins the Growing Group of Location-Based Services

Today online dating site OkCupid jumped on the location application bandwagon, integrating geography-based "Locals" section into their Android and iTunes apps, reports TechCrunch's Leena Rao. "The use of mobile apps for dating and even meeting friends is definitely on the rise, and it seems that the future of this industry could lie in mobile platforms." Now, more than ever, the old real-estate adage rings true: location, location, location -- and you're going to see a lot more location-based everythings in the current app culture.

Integrating location into dating apps is obvious, explains the OkCupid press release. "The whole point of dating apps is to get people to meet in real life -- so why has no one figured out location-based dating?" But OkCupid isn't the first dating application to integrate the locale of other possible mates. It joins other applications, like Grindr, focused on where you might find other singles. Gizmodo's Kat Hannaford explains:

"Their new geolocation feature for Android and iOS apps will aid you in your search for true love."

"True love, or a hetero-shag a la Grindr, anyway. The apps will locate other OkCupid users within your proximity, whether they match your interests or not (you can toggle the security settings, obviously). Once you've found someone whose profile catches your eye, you can either chat with them, swap some photos and arrange a date."

Read the full story at The Atlantic Wire.