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Do You Have An Intimacy Disorder? Vixely Talks to Expert Robert Weiss (Part 2)

My clients want to have relationships, but they also want to be 100% certain that they won’t get hurt. For emotional self-protection they tend to seek situations that offer controllable intimacy, which is an oxymoron. Emotional intensity, over which you can feel some control, is not the same as genuine closeness. Being vulnerable enough to [...]

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Vixely on Pinterest!

Vixely has a hard core past-time obsession with Pinterest—like you, no doubt! Once we start, we can’t stop pinning! We’re pinning pictures of hot guys, of hot fashion picks for the season, of interior decor that is to die for, of delectable feasting treats (e.g. Momofuku Milk Bar brownies), our favorite travel destinations, stunning art [...]

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Startup Lets You Cash In On Your Broken Heart

This week the startup “Never Liked It Anyway” launched to much media fanfare. According to Refinery 29 “Even if you’re not recently separated, the site is a great resource for discounted jewelry, clothing, and — tears! – wedding dresses.” Never Liked It Anyway describes itself as: A place where once loved gifts from once loved partners [...]

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Why iPads Are Going to Make Laptops Obsolete

This week we opened up our private beta iPad Web App to a select group of users  (available online, too, but optimized for the iPad) at Vixely and we are SO excited by how it has been coming along and all the great feedback we have received from users (thanks!). We invite you to sign [...]

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Sex & Tech: “Is My Son Gay?” App Launched on Android Market

Following our interest in sex and tech, we stumbled upon the new (and highly controversial) “Is My Son Gay?” app available in the Android Market. Created by French developers Emmene Moi (meaning “Bring Me” in English), the app is the direct english translation of their original version, aptly titled “Mon Fils Est-Il Gay?” Apparently, there are a lot of [...]

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The Downfall of Silicon Valley’s Biggest Bully, Michael Arrington

In the wake of a drama-filled week for tech and media in Silicon Valley, I walked away from this year’s TechCrunch Disrupt conference feeling, well, undisrupted, disillusioned and disgusted. Shortly following my adventures at Burning Man, where I felt an overwhelming sense of inclusiveness and appreciation for community, Disrupt left me feeling the dirtiness of greed, the implications [...]

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Grindr App Goes Straight! I’m DTF and Around the Corner

By Nora Bass What if you could know exactly where hot guys are in your area who want to meet you right now? Well, The New York Times announced last week that Grindr, the location-based “dating” app heavily used by gay men for that very purpose, has commenced its foray into heterosexual territory with the launch of [...]

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