In case you haven't heard of it, Tinder is an app that shows you pictures of girls (or guys, depending on your preferences) in your area, and if you think they are cute you select "like," and if you don't you deny them. It's anonymous, so they will never know if you liked them or denied them unless they liked you as well, in which case it matches you up and you can start chatting. I have it on my iphone, not sure if it is compatible with other phones.

First of all, I like it because it cuts to the chase. There's no reason to feel self-conscious talking to a girl because she already thinks you are hot. Sometimes a girl you know will pop up, so it completely eliminates the question of whether she is attracted to you or not. And it works pretty well, I've hooked up with one of the girls I was matched with, and a friend of mine fucked two.

I think the biggest value in it is the practice you get for texting girls. You can try different strategies, different persona's (cocky funny, romantic, goofy, nice guy, jerk, etc.), specific texts that you are unsure will work, and just see how the girls react. You can really push the limit because you don't know the girl and probably won't meet her anyway. Plus, it is a pretty big confidence booster when it works out.