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>The photos you use must be taken at a designated photography studio. Users cannot upload their own photos. [...] This is probably the top idea in this whole t

by juped 7y ago

>The photos you use must be taken at a designated photography studio. Users cannot upload their own photos. [...] This is probably the top idea in this whole thread so far.

crooked-v 7y ago
While it's an interesting idea, that's a pretty big up-front cost per user.
- the-pigeon 7y ago
  Kinda the point though. Granted I was married slightly before Tinder became big but from my reading it seems like the biggest issue with these apps is bots. Making people jump through a hop bots can't fixes that problem.
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ravenstine 7y ago
Admittedly, the problem is that this limits the app to being regional. Either the company would need to open offices in major cities, or studios could contract with the company. I think it's feasible, but would limit the audience. The benefits for the user would be incredible, in my opinion. One of the reasons I quit online dating years ago was because I was already wasting tons of time on them, but I felt like I was having my face spat in every time I scrolled/swiped through photos and half of them were annoying instagram filters, or duckface, or people sticking out their tongues, etc. Of course there's people who don't look like their photos. Moderating this in-person eliminates these issues. It's also a revenue model for the dating service, as I'm sure there could revenue could be shared between studios and the service. I also like the idea because it would reduce the number of users who aren't serious. You'll always get people who use online dating because of ego-stroking or because they think it's "funny", but fewer of those people will bother if they have to get their photos taken.
- juped 7y ago
  It's only gotten worse since.
satyrnein 7y ago
I understand how this might sound appealing to men in a sea of bots, but it sounds more likely to dissuade real women than entice them.

by juped 7y ago

>The photos you use must be taken at a designated photography studio. Users cannot upload their own photos. [...] This is probably the top idea in this whole thread so far.

crooked-v 7y ago

While it's an interesting idea, that's a pretty big up-front cost per user.

the-pigeon 7y ago
Kinda the point though. Granted I was married slightly before Tinder became big but from my reading it seems like the biggest issue with these apps is bots. Making people jump through a hop bots can't fixes that problem.
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ravenstine 7y ago

Admittedly, the problem is that this limits the app to being regional. Either the company would need to open offices in major cities, or studios could contract with the company. I think it's feasible, but would limit the audience. The benefits for the user would be incredible, in my opinion. One of the reasons I quit online dating years ago was because I was already wasting tons of time on them, but I felt like I was having my face spat in every time I scrolled/swiped through photos and half of them were annoying instagram filters, or duckface, or people sticking out their tongues, etc. Of course there's people who don't look like their photos. Moderating this in-person eliminates these issues. It's also a revenue model for the dating service, as I'm sure there could revenue could be shared between studios and the service. I also like the idea because it would reduce the number of users who aren't serious. You'll always get people who use online dating because of ego-stroking or because they think it's "funny", but fewer of those people will bother if they have to get their photos taken.

juped 7y ago
It's only gotten worse since.

satyrnein 7y ago

I understand how this might sound appealing to men in a sea of bots, but it sounds more likely to dissuade real women than entice them.