LA TIMES - May 18 - Online dating through smartphone apps is driven mainly by photos and proximity. There are about a dozen smartphone apps which use location-based GPS technology to allow people to connect at public venues. The apps facilitate real life meetings in places of common interest. While most apps are free to download and use, many offer subscriptions for premium features at around a few dollars per month. Mark Brooks, a consultant to online dating services, said premium levels could eventually be a significant source of income for the apps but only after they reach a critical mass of users.
by Shan Li
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Dating will go mobile and location aware within the next 5 years. Its the next logical step for the user experience. And to further differentiate from the social networking friend-keeping user experience. The idating experience is all about date-finding. And part of the compatibility profile of all users is location. Specifically, users search for singles 22 miles away or less, on average. If they happen to be 22 feet away, even better. Proximity + compatibility gives people a reason to talk. This can be good. And it can be terrifying. So dating sites will have to think carefully about safeguards.
Posted by: Mark Brooks | May 20, 2011 at 03:44 PM
This can be good to those people who love dating. Through Smartphone people can talk and can communicate even in long distance relationship.
Posted by: fleshlights | Jun 01, 2011 at 09:55 AM