<s>
Blendr	B-Application
was	O
an	O
online	O
dating	O
application	O
based	O
on	O
geosocial	O
networking	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Facebook	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
Joel	O
Simkhai	O
and	O
patterned	O
after	O
his	O
previous	O
app	O
Grindr	B-Application
which	O
is	O
instead	O
aimed	O
at	O
gay	O
men	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blendr	B-Application
claims	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
powered	O
by	O
"	O
Badoo	O
but	O
largely	O
appears	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
same	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
31st	O
October	O
2022	O
Blendr	B-Application
ceased	O
activity	O
in	O
all	O
territories	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
statement	O
on	O
the	O
Blendr	B-Application
website	O
stated	O
that	O
all	O
user	O
data	O
would	O
be	O
deleted	O
by	O
30th	O
November	O
2022	O
and	O
the	O
website	O
would	O
go	O
offline	O
from	O
the	O
7th	O
December	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Simkhai	O
specifically	O
designed	O
Blendr	B-Application
to	O
be	O
less	O
focused	O
on	O
casual	O
sexual	O
encounters	O
than	O
Grindr	B-Application
,	O
intending	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
tool	O
for	O
meeting	O
new	O
people	O
who	O
share	O
common	O
interests	O
from	O
business	O
to	O
hobbies	O
and	O
relationships	O
of	O
all	O
types	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blendr	B-Application
is	O
currently	O
available	O
through	O
the	O
website	O
,	O
or	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
through	O
the	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
app	O
store	O
and	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
through	O
Google	O
Play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blendr	B-Application
was	O
announced	O
to	O
the	O
press	O
at	O
SXSW	O
on	O
March	O
14	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
code	O
name	O
Project	B-Application
Amicus	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
"	O
Blendr	B-Application
"	O
was	O
ultimately	O
revealed	O
when	O
the	O
app	O
launched	O
in	O
the	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
app	O
store	O
on	O
September	O
8	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blendr	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
their	O
services	O
will	O
cease	O
on	O
October	O
31	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
