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if anyone has any feedback - especially with regard to user acquisition or how to make this more viral, i'd really appreciate your ideas.

LokiSnake 15y ago
You're implementation still feels like a slight twist on what we've seen before. You list criteria which are used as filters, and you either show interest or don't. OKCupid is pretty much the same thing. Sure, you take away the profile filling, and uploading photos part, but it's still the same thing, but slightly different. Thing is, after a match is found, you don't solve the "well shit, what do I do now?" problem. You're back to awkward and possibly creepy part of messaging and setting something up. I remember seeing a very interesting idea for a dating website a while ago on HN, where you're matched based on activities/events you're interested in going to. I really liked the idea, as it matches based on interests, and it automatically answers the what-are-we-going-to-do question.
- natrius 15y ago
  Maybe this was the site you heard about: http://www.howaboutwe.com/ http://www.howaboutwe.com/ They've been doing a significant blast of advertising lately.
mmatants 15y ago
Some interesting ideas, for sure. I agree with the concept of streamlining things. But I strongly oppose the requirement of real-names-only. It should be possible to use FB for authentication/etc, but still maintain anonymity within the "matching pool". I think that this is the main issue with any online-based communication: it is an awful attempt to approximate talking to a person in real life. As a middle-ground solution, I think match sites should basically arrange for online games/experiences that show a person's reactions to things. That's how one truly shows their personality. I don't mean games in a traditional sense, either. Maybe rounds of some kind of live trivia with a twist, or whatever. So basically, nothing new. Just usual meet-market ideas, translated better into online-only experience. And of course the overall thing, too, is that it should be fun. The real goal is to enjoy the process, just like with meeting people in real life. It's so much better to just have fun with the overall journey of social interaction, rather than labour towards an abstract goal of filling a "mate" placeholder slot.
mattdeboard 15y ago
I don't know you from Adam and the stakes of having my Facebook account tied to an online dating profile -- which is still an embarrassing activity for a lot of people, or at least one they want to keep quiet -- are very high if you're dishonest. I will never trust a dating service to connect to my Facebook account in any way. I mean, my real name alone is not something I want associated with online dating. C'mon, Facebook is not the missing link.

LokiSnake 15y ago

You're implementation still feels like a slight twist on what we've seen before. You list criteria which are used as filters, and you either show interest or don't. OKCupid is pretty much the same thing. Sure, you take away the profile filling, and uploading photos part, but it's still the same thing, but slightly different. Thing is, after a match is found, you don't solve the "well shit, what do I do now?" problem. You're back to awkward and possibly creepy part of messaging and setting something up. I remember seeing a very interesting idea for a dating website a while ago on HN, where you're matched based on activities/events you're interested in going to. I really liked the idea, as it matches based on interests, and it automatically answers the what-are-we-going-to-do question.

natrius 15y ago
Maybe this was the site you heard about: http://www.howaboutwe.com/ http://www.howaboutwe.com/ They've been doing a significant blast of advertising lately.

mmatants 15y ago

Some interesting ideas, for sure. I agree with the concept of streamlining things. But I strongly oppose the requirement of real-names-only. It should be possible to use FB for authentication/etc, but still maintain anonymity within the "matching pool". I think that this is the main issue with any online-based communication: it is an awful attempt to approximate talking to a person in real life. As a middle-ground solution, I think match sites should basically arrange for online games/experiences that show a person's reactions to things. That's how one truly shows their personality. I don't mean games in a traditional sense, either. Maybe rounds of some kind of live trivia with a twist, or whatever. So basically, nothing new. Just usual meet-market ideas, translated better into online-only experience. And of course the overall thing, too, is that it should be fun. The real goal is to enjoy the process, just like with meeting people in real life. It's so much better to just have fun with the overall journey of social interaction, rather than labour towards an abstract goal of filling a "mate" placeholder slot.

mattdeboard 15y ago

I don't know you from Adam and the stakes of having my Facebook account tied to an online dating profile -- which is still an embarrassing activity for a lot of people, or at least one they want to keep quiet -- are very high if you're dishonest. I will never trust a dating service to connect to my Facebook account in any way. I mean, my real name alone is not something I want associated with online dating. C'mon, Facebook is not the missing link.