Csu dating app

With hundreds of activity categories, from sports to academics, SocialPing allows individuals to connect with anyone within a 100-mile radius. That radius updates and changes according to an individual’s ZIP code, and if people are interested in an activity that is not listed, they can contact the SocialPing team and request that it be added.

How it works

“Meeting new people and making new friends has never been easier,” Ritter said. “Users just have to download the app, register, create a profile, pick their activity preferences, find people who like the same things and then send them a ping to connect.”

Anyone can send a ping; whoever receives the ping has the option of accepting or denying the request. If a request is accepted, the receiver is added to the sender’s “pals” list, and the coordination for hanging out in person begins.

Once users meet and hang out they can “phone dap,” which Ritter refers to as a digital fist bump.

“Once you meet a new friend or group of friends, one individual displays a QR code, and then the other one scans it,” said Brian. “From this, users can earn social badges that will eventually equate to rewards like swag and unlocking VIP app features.”

There is also an interactive content feed for each activity. Individuals can post anything that correlates with that activity and can label something as “cool,” similar to a “like” on Facebook.

The app has been launched only in the U.S., but Ritter expects it to expand globally. Once he gets a better idea of the users and their needs, he hopes to add video chat so that people have the option to meet digitally before face-to-face.

As for his experience in CSU’s professional MBA program, Ritter said his favorite course so far has been “Leadership Management,” taught by Associate Professor Troy Mumford.

“This course opened my mind to a new realm of possibilities concerning business culture and the most effective ways in which to lead,” Ritter said. “Dr. Mumford is a truly exceptional professor and I am grateful for his tutelage.”