Tinder’s development team is working on a number of new features intended to enhance the dating experience through location services and artificial intelligence. In an investor call yesterday, Greg Blatt, CEO of Tinder’s parent company Match, said that the next goal for Tinder is to go beyond just “a swiping machine”, and instead “blur [the] lines” between digital and real-life dating. How exactly the location-based features will factor into the Tinder experience is anyone’s guess, as Blatt didn’t go into too much detail. However, he did confirm that the changes will arrive in early 2018 and promised that they will create “a rich dynamic content experience bringing you deep into the activities of the people you’ve already matched with.” As this was an investor call, it’s likely that any geolocation features have also been designed to have a knock-on effect on Tinder’s bottom line. Perhaps sponsored date locations are on the cards? I hope not, th...