Sniffies
Sniffies is an interactive, map-based hookup web app for gay, bisexual, and bicurious guys.[1][2][3]
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Type of site | Cruising web app |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Founder(s) | Blake Gallagher |
| URL | sniffies.com |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | 2018 |
| Current status | Active |
History
The website was launched in 2018 by founder Blake Gallagher in Seattle, Washington.[1][4] The name "Sniffies" came from an earlier website that was used for trading underwear, but now refers more to "sniffing out what’s around" according to their marketing officer.[1]
References
- Murphy, Rhodes (24 June 2021). "Sniffing Around for Quick, Cruisy "Connections" This Hot Vax Summer?". Slate Magazine. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- "New mural going up on Powerhouse wall". The Bay Area Reporter / B.A.R. Inc. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- Stone, Sam (10 August 2020). "Gay Hookup Apps Are Losing Their Thrill. Sniffies Snatches It Back". MEL Magazine. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- Hazlehurst, Beatrice (13 June 2022). "The latest hookup apps prove the sex recession is a myth". i-D. Vice. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
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