Grindr has a reputation for its hookup culture, but the company says a quarter of its users are there to network. The CEO says he even hired people through the app.::Grindr CEO George Arison told WSJ that he personally hired people through the app.

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    11 months ago

    If it’s from Business Insider or Forbes, there’s a 95% chance it was a under-the-table ad.

    I’m not under any contract anymore. You can hire writers to post on those two sites about your product, or expand your reach. Every business book review is a ad. Every “How to do X” like “How to talk to your boss” is a thin disguise of a ad, as it sells you books, courses.

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      11 months ago

      I see this every so often on NPR too. Whole episodes that are really just an ad for someone’s new book.