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Back on the Prowl With Sniffies
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While it’s hard to exclaim whether the post–COVID vaccine period will bring on a surge of hedonism like the storied decade that followed the pandemic, a quick scan of the maskless, largely naked boys of New York’s Jacob Riis Beach on a recent weekend suggests that, at least for the local queer crowd, the ’20s are entering a full roar, baby. And as bottoms, tops, and N95s hit the floor this Pride month, a recent hookup website (that’s website, not app) has poised itself to strut past the more familiar Grindrs and Scruffs on our phones and capitalize on all the horned-up, post-quarantine energy.
Sniffies is an upstart gay hookup site(NSFW!) that’s seeking to harken support to the old days of cruising, giving users a freak-forward user interface that shreds the decency mandates of the app stores and allows users to instantly locate the nearest dick or ass floating (literally, as photo icons) around in their neighborhoods on a live updated
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Introducing Sniffer: A Cosmos of Connections Awaiting Your Discovery
In today's fast-paced digital age, the essence of genuine connections often gets lost. Sniffer, with its multifaceted approach to matchmaking, brings that essence back. Whether you're on a quest for passion, looking to network in the professional sphere, or seeking companionship for your beloved pet, Sniffer is your compass, guiding you to the right match.
Sniff HUB: Your Passport to Worldwide Experiences
• Festivals: Emotional about the electrifying atmosphere of music festivals? Whether it's the local indie scene or world-renowned harmony extravaganzas, our FESTIVAL mode aligns your musical spirit with someone who shares that very passion.
• Vacation: Thinking of soaking up the sun on the beaches of Bali or wandering through the romantic streets of Paris? The VACATION mode connects you with fellow travelers, making every journey an experience shared.
• Sports: For the sports aficionados, our SPORTS mode is the VIP ticket to finding companionship. Whether you
Sniffies is a map-based hookup app for gay and bi men. The platform caters to ‘Cruisers’, men who are walking or driving about certain areas looking for a casual connection.
Sniffies sets itself apart from other apps such as Grindr because it is specific about its value: creating hookups. Eli Martin, the platform&#;s Chief Marketing Officer, told Slate Magazine:
&#;Grindr’s really become fancy a Facebook. It’s like you can go on there and you can find anything. You can find a boyfriend; you can maybe sell a car. Who knows, find your optimal friend. But Sniffies is superspecific. You’re going on there to find guys, have these intimate experiences&#;&#;.
The platform provides users with a real time route that is updated to show nearby Cruisers, popular encounter spots, and active groups. As part of its casual vibe, the platform has multiple options to protect privacy and anonymise interactions between users.
Unless you sign up to Sniffies Plus, users will automatically demonstrate up on the real time blueprint when using the app. However, the app won’t exhibit users’ actual location, instead adjus
How Sniffies Saved Cruising
“Is this a Grindr thing?”
A miss answers her door in curlers. The man knocking tries to explain: He’s supposed to be rendezvous up with someone from a, uh, “guy on guy” ad. He’s been given the wrong mention , apparently, and his intended “guy”—one who advertised himself as having a penchant for being on the receiving end of many other guys—is instead a perplexed woman with no intention of hosting. To add to the confusion, the “Grindr thing” was actually a botched date facilitated by something called … Sniffies. This cringetastic interaction—which the woman in curlers filmed—now has over 7 million views on TikTok. And understandably, it has prompted the unenlightened commentariat to inquire: What the fuck is Sniffies?
Today, Sniffies is a web-based app for men looking for sex with other men, often in common spaces—what traditionalists would phone “cruising.” The site actually started as an underwear trading platform, but in , founder Blake Gallagher repurposed the website into a literal heat chart for men of the liking-men persuasion.* Manhattan, fo