Hornet and AI Music collaborate to ship the industry’s first use of AI adaptive music on a social network West Hollywood, Calif., Mar 24, 2021 — Hornet Networks, the world’s Gay Social Network, today announces the release of Version 7.1. This makes Hornet the first social network to feature adaptive music composed by artificial intelligence, helping creators express themselves more authentically through video to the app’s exclusively gay audience of 30 million users worldwide. This industry-first use of machine learning technology has been developed and licensed by Hornet exclusively for the a ..read more

The gay social network just made connecting over shared interests easier than ever Los Angeles, Calif., Feb 19, 2021 — Hornet, the world’s gay social network with over 30 million users, today announced the launch of Hashtag Feeds, making it easier than ever for gay men to connect over their shared interests. With this new ability to navigate to hashtag-based “sub-feeds” on Hornet, gay men are able to find like-minded members of the community and connect over shared interests. Hashtags like #workout, #gaymer and #travel have already become popular sub-feeds for Hornet users.  In a recent ..read more

The average user-posted video story on Hornet is watched 500 times Los Angeles, Calif., Jan. 21, 2021 — One hundred days since Hornet announced the launch of Version 7 with ephemeral video stories, the world’s gay social network has surpassed 50 million in-app video views. This latest advancement in redefining the gay app category has proven to be popular among the gay men on Hornet, who are now able to connect with their community anytime, anywhere — in a whole new way. Since October 2020, more than 1 million Hornet users have embraced these in-app videos, which encompass the entire spectrum ..read more

Gay Social Network allows connecting to the gay community anytime, anywhere Los Angeles, Calif., Oct 7, 2020 — Hornet, the world’s gay social network with over 30 million users, today announced the launch of its Version 7 with ephemeral video short stories, providing even more context for gay men to connect with their community, anytime, anywhere. Hornet’s new video stories feature funny memes, flirtatious presentations, musings about life’s challenges, and encouraging gym workouts alike, to embrace the entire spectrum of gay life. The creation of video content is headlined by #FeaturedGuys, a ..read more

Today, Hornet, the world’s gay social network with over 30 million users, is proud and excited to endorse Joe Biden and Kamala Harris for President and Vice President of the United States. These are extraordinary times. Much is at stake, not only for America and the entire world, but also the future of democracy, LGBTQ rights, and human rights — and indeed whether there will be a habitable planet in our future. Luckily we have excellent candidates to lead the country in Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. Joe Biden has the experience necessary to resurrect the U.S. economy from its pandemic depressio ..read more

With new in-app currency Honey, users can incentivize their favorite content creators Sept. 14, 2020, LOS ANGELES — With the launch of Version 6.11, Hornet users are now able to use Honey, a new virtual in-app currency, to give awards to exemplary posts in the feed, encouraging favorite creators to keep making the Hornet community better.  Giving an award is a way to show appreciation for an exceptional contribution to Hornet. A user can award someone by clicking on the award icon below the post in their feed. Various awards have different Honey denominations, which will give the creator ..read more

UPDATE, Sept. 20: As Hornet’s survey results have now been widely reported on, it’s important to note what can and should be extrapolated from this data — or, better yet, what cannot be and what should not be. Hornet’s survey was a voluntary, opt-in survey of 10,000 Hornet users; those users received a one-minute survey in their Hornet inbox. It’s important to acknowledge the obvious inherent biases that come with any opt-in survey, and for that reason, one must be careful in unfairly extrapolating from the data itself. It would simply not be proper to extrapolate from an opt-in survey such as ..read more

In the time of COVID-19, wearing a mask or face covering while in public to curb the virus’s spread has become a global topic of conversation. While in certain parts of the world — namely Asia — mask-wearing has long been entrenched in the culture, it’s a relatively new phenomenon for many. And the practice hasn’t been met with singular support, as evidenced not only by a steady stream of viral videos depicting anti-mask antagonists coming out of the United States, but large-scale demonstrations occurring elsewhere around the world. But how are queer men (gay men, bi men, trans men) around the ..read more

Hornet wouldn’t be the world’s premier gay social network without its Contributor Community Programs, and the all-new Hornet Version 6.10 makes those programs more accessible than ever. Through these programs, Hornet users are able to not just ‘give back’ to the community but help make the app a more inclusive, engaging platform for guys around the world. In Hornet’s latest version, clicking a badge found on a contributor’s profile leads to a brand-new resource page featuring background info for that program and allows you to access the list of that program’s nearby members, as well as instruc ..read more

May 31, 2020, Los Angeles — Hornet, the world’s premier gay social network with 25 million users globally, announces its ‘Pride Edition’ Version 6.9 timed with Pride Month 2020, including brand-new features and exciting digital programming, all while many people around the world are required to stay home and distance themselves physically. The month of June has long been special for members of the LGBTQ community, as it’s a time for the world to commemorate Pride Month, in honor of the Stonewall Uprising that sparked a global gay rights movement in 1969. And while the typical ways Pride Month ..read more