The story of Rumblr—the app that helped match people who wanted to fight each other—seemed too good to be true…because it wasn’t true. As we’ve explored in this column, a pesky fact like that will ...
This fight’s a fraud. Rumblr, the “Tinder for Fighting” app turned out to be a stunt by an agency called von Hughes. When the website went live at 5 p.m. on Monday, the app asked users to sign in ...
Monday evening at 5 p.m., an app called Rumblr goes live. I’m going to use it to beat up a bajillion wimps. Described as “an app for recreational fighters to find, meet, and fight other brawl ...
Rumblr, the so-called Tinder for fighting app that billed itself as a way to meet and fight other "brawl enthusiasts", has been exposed as a hoax. The app promised to allow amateur fighters to seek ...
Last week, a bunch of media outlets started reporting on a street fighting app that was said to still be in development called Rumblr. Fightland writer Sarah Kurchak aptly described it as “a ...
It’s the app that launched a thousand jokes about breaking the first rule of Fight Club. Last Friday, November 6, tech blog Venture Beat posted a story about a new app that’s currently in development ...
What do you get if you cross Tinder with Fight Club? The answer is Rumblr, a new app that aimed at helping people meet up for scraps. And before you check your calendar to make sure it's not April 1, ...
How the Rumblr app interface might have appeared (if real). Photo / Supplied The controversial 'app' Rumblr, advertised as "Tinder for fighting," was revealed to be a marketing stunt today as people ...
First rule of the fight app — don’t talk about the fight app. “Rumblr,” a pending app idea, is pitching itself as Tinder, but for brawling. Like the dating app, Rumblr users would meet strangers, but ...
In early November 2015, online rumors reported that a new app called Rumblr enabled users to arrange real-time organization of street fights. Inevitably, Rumblr was compared to "hookup app" Tinder ...
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