Hornet The Gay Social Networkis pleased to announce its feature promoting FrontRunners International. Gay men are fanatic about running and Hornet is crazy about building community through tech.
(prHWY.com) November 30, 2012 - San Francisco, CA -- San Francisco, CA, November 30, 2012 -- Hornet exposes Gay Men's secret to weight loss and friendship.
Thanksgiving comes, cold weather rolls in, and mash potatoes and turkeys crawl on top of dining room tables and into stomachs. Aside from the pressures of family, many people bundle up, skip their healthy routines and hibernate for the winter. Gay men however have a secret--"We run in winter and make friends doing it!" Christof Wittig, co-founder of Hornet.
Hornet - The Gay Social Network (
www.gethornet.com) is pleased to announce its feature promoting FrontRunners International. Gay men are fanatic about running and Hornet is crazy about building community through tech.
Hornet is a mobile community and app, on iPhone or Droid. Hornet is the virtual "third place" for gays to make friends, find someone to play tennis with, or go on a real date. It uses familiar technology but is a virtual gay city where people of all interests can keep intouch. Is it popular? Hornet sees 150% month over month growth with 300,000 active users. Hornet is not Grindr or Skout, which are focused on dating.
Frontrunners are over 1,000 gay running clubs all over the world. It is extremely social and welcomes runners and walkers of all levels. There are weekly fun runs, not races. Come socialize and enjoy some healthy gay community. blog.gethornet.com
Frontrunners is one of the most welcoming organizations in the world. Whether users are in the UK, Japan, Mexico, USA or many other places, users can find a club near them. Using a mobile device users can open the FrontRunner feature in Hornet and it will tell them the three closest clubs or visit
www.frontrunners.org. Simply load Hornet, click favorites tab, and find the FrontRunners Profile. Hornet will send users the three closest clubs and info about them. LGBT straight allies are welcome!
In additional May 25th, 2013, is the first LGBT Get Out and Run/Walk Day, the fourth Saturday of May. Hornet is the media sponsor, sending push notifications around the world about specific meet ups all over the globe.
Their mott this winter is "Put your sneakers on! "
About Hornet:
Hornet is no stranger to working on health issues in the gay community. However, the paradigm is bigger than a narrow focus on HIV which often misses the need for men to come together in social ways aside from romance. LGBT are united by a culture of pride, civil rights movements, and celebrate diversity, individuality, and sexuality. It's a fun place to check out which members are nearby.
Hornet is famous for its "Know Your Status" (KYS) Campaign which helps people discuss their HIV status as well as serves as a friendly reminder for those who are negative to get tested. Users simply enter their last test date and in six months they'll be reminded to get tested again.
Hornet also created the ObamaPride feature:
www.gethornet.com/obamapride/index.html
About the Company Hornet Networks:
Hornet Networks is gay owned, developer and distributor of the Hornet smartphone Application--a location-based mobile dating and social network that that lets users meet new friends based on criteria users set including geography, share photos quickly by sharing preloaded galleries, and keep notes for users about people users chat with. Founders and backers include the ranks of LGBT at Microsoft, Linkedin, and Silicon Valley venture technologists and some long time activists.
www.gethornet.com. Hornet App is available on any iOS device (iPhone, iPad, iPod touch) and Android. To get it from the Apple App Store, go here bit.ly/askhrnt and in Google Play visit bit.ly/hornetandroid
Contact:
Sean Howell
Hornet
883 Indiana St
San Francisco, CA 94107
4153596469
sean@gethornet.com
http://www.gethornet.com
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