<s>
Spoonr	B-Application
(	O
formerly	O
Cuddlr	B-Application
)	O
was	O
a	O
social-meeting	O
application	O
where	O
strangers	O
who	O
lived	O
within	O
walking	O
distance	O
from	O
each	O
other	O
could	O
meet	O
up	O
for	O
casual	O
,	O
platonic	O
cuddling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
claimed	O
the	O
Tinder	B-Application
of	O
cuddling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Tinder	B-Application
,	O
the	O
age	O
of	O
all	O
users	O
(	O
and	O
,	O
potentially	O
,	O
gender	O
)	O
was	O
omitted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
ratings	O
,	O
which	O
acted	O
as	O
a	O
safety	O
measure	O
,	O
were	O
then	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
all	O
Spoonr	B-Application
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cuddlr	B-Application
was	O
launched	O
on	O
September	O
18	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Williams	O
,	O
a	O
software	O
engineer	O
and	O
founder	O
of	O
Charlie	O
Roberts	O
Williams	O
Ltd.	O
,	O
previously	O
helped	O
develop	O
Shazam	B-Application
,	O
a	O
popular	O
application	O
that	O
offers	O
music	O
identification	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cuddlr	B-Application
’s	O
design	O
was	O
overseen	O
by	O
co-founder	O
Jeff	O
Kulak	O
,	O
a	O
Montreal-based	O
graphic	O
designer	O
and	O
illustrator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
March	O
16	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Cuddlr	B-Application
reported	O
that	O
it	O
shut	O
down	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
Cuddlr	B-Application
closes	O
up	O
shop	O
and	O
wishes	O
you	O
all	O
the	O
best	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2015	O
Cuddlr	B-Application
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
Hiplex	O
LLC	O
,	O
an	O
NYC-based	O
company	O
,	O
and	O
rebranded	O
as	O
Spoonr	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
January	O
2017	O
,	O
Spoonr	B-Application
has	O
officially	O
shut	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cuddlr	B-Application
has	O
been	O
featured	O
on	O
Tech	O
Times	O
,	O
Cosmopolitan	O
,	O
BBC	O
News	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Approximately	O
a	O
quarter	O
million	O
users	O
joined	O
Cuddlr	B-Application
at	O
its	O
peak	O
.	O
</s>
