The apps help New Yorkers expand their social circles over dinners, cocktails and cultural events. Some have even made more personal connections.

"In IRL events, there's a hell of a lot more accountability, and people behave very differently in person than they do ...

The Summer I Turned Pretty is all about relationships, meaning that just about every character is coupled up. Well, those ...

A Gen X member of my team (who has Gen Z kids) likes to say, “IRL is the new URL” (which I love) — but it’s probably more like “IRL meets URL” or “IRL leads to URL and vice versa ...

Here is the meaning and how to use "irl." What does 'irl' mean? "IRL" (pronounced I-R-L) stands for " in real life." The abbreviation is often used in informal messaging, such as via DM or texting.

Abraham Shafi, one of the co-founders and CEO of IRL, responded to some of the concerns people had about the app in a July thread on Reddit: We do not spam or harvest your contacts. There are only ...

IRL was founded in 2017 as a way to help users find real-world events, but when the pandemic hit, the platform pivoted to prioritize the discovery of online events.

The default was generally IRL when the stakes were high. Now, we believe the default will flip to URL, unless there’s a pressing need to get people together in one place for good reason.

If I get one more text saying that someone from the IRL app complimented me, im gonna scream. Idk what this is and im not clicking your sketchy link — 🖤🖤 (@BlurrySkeleton) June 14, 2018 ...

IRL raised a $170 million round of funding that values the startup at roughly $1 billion. The app is a Facebook groups competitor that combines events and group messaging.