"We don’t even consider Tinder a dating platform—it’s a connection platform."

Ha, same for ZeroDegrees circa 2004,  a connection platform discretely buried by the same Tinder's owner.
(IAC, nasdaq IACI, owns 70% of over of Tinder)
http://www.newsweek.com/2014/05/09/name-love-249202.html
I think IAC is going to deactivate Tinder soon or later, it will absorb it and merge with Match mobile (Please see Stream and Mixer features) if Tinder is cannibalizing Match mobile application.


Do you remember? "Diller's IAC buys social network site ZeroDegrees" Updated 3/1/2004
Yes more than 10 long years ago!

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/weather/2004-03-01-zero-diller-degrees_x.htm

More info:
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2014/05/report-about-q1-2014-iac-nasdaq-iaci.html