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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Software development |
| Founded | (2007) |
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| Headquarters | , United States |
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| Website | skout |
SKOUT is the developer of a location-based social networking and dating application and website. SKOUT was one of the first dating and mobile people discovery applications to emphasize generalized user location.[1] SKOUT is available on both iOS and Android operating systems. Other SKOUT properties include Nixter, a nightlife app,[2] and Fuse, an ephemeral group messaging app.[3] SKOUT reported that over 500 million connections were made using its app in 2013.[4]
SKOUT uses a cellphone's global positioning system to help users to find other users within a general radius of one another.[5] SKOUT does not identify a user's precise location, and users can choose to opt out of the location-tracking features of the app.[6] GPS location is only enabled in the adult community. While searching for people, users can view the profile and recent activities of others that they find interesting.[1] The application also allows users to instant message or send virtual gifts to one another.[7] The company segregates its adult and teen communities.[8] SKOUT is available in 189 countries and 16 languages.[4]
- ^ a b JP Manninen (2 July 2010). "One million singles sign up for Skout dating app". VentureBeat. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ^ Kim-Mai Cutler (5 May 2014). "Mobile Social Networking App Skout Acquires Nightlife App Nixter". TechCrunch. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ^ Kim-Mai Cutler (19 June 2014). "Skout Launches Fuse, An Ephemeral Messaging App That Makes Group Chats Explode". TechCrunch. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ^ a b Dylan Tweney (2 May 2014). "These nerds want to put your bored ass in a hot nightclub". VentureBeat. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ^ Rosenbloom, Stephanie (21 July 2010). "The New Dating Tools: A Card and a Wink". The New York Times.
- ^ Robin Wauters (3 April 2012). "Location-based flirting app Skout hooks up with Andreessen Horowitz, scores $22 million". The Next Web. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ^ MG Siegler (21 January 2009). "Skout brings location-based dating to the iPhone". VentureBeat. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ^ Jessica Guynn (12 July 2012). "Skout CEO Christian Wiklund: Mobile app to reopen safer for teens". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 5 July 2014.