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FindYourFaceMate Uses Face.com To Make Matches

USA TODAY - June 21 - A new dating website that uses facial recognition to suggest pairings based on shared facial characteristics is launching. “In the beginning, it’s the face,” says Christina Bloom, founder of FindYourFaceMate, whose official launch is July 10. Making the site’s pairings possible is Face.com, an Israeli company, which has been acquired by Facebook. Face.com’s software scans photos to examine facial features and compare them with other faces to try to make a positive identification. Facebook uses the software to identify specific people in photos, while the dating site uses the software to find people with similar features as potential dates.

by Sharon Jayson
The full article was originally published at Calgary Herald, but is no longer available.

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Soul2Match Link Dates Based on Facial Features

NY DAILY NEWS - Sep 19 - Soul2Match is a new iPhone app that claims to match up singles based on facial recognition. The concept behind the dating site is simple: People are attracted to themselves. Users snap photos of themselves and run a search for singles who share their facial features. Earlier this year, FindYourFaceMate.com launched a prototype that operated on much the same idea of soul-mate sameness.

by Joyce Chen
See full articla at NY Daily News

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FindYourFaceMate.com Matches People Who Look Alike

DAILYMAIL.CO.UK - Aug 29 - Scientific theories say we are attracted to people with similar facial features to our own. FindYourFacemate.com uses sophisticated facial recognition software to pair off members with a partner who is 'facially compatible' to them. Founder Christina Bloom started investigating the theory 20 years ago when she married a man who looked very similar to her. After launching 3 months ago the site already has ~25K members.

by Hannah Roberts
See full article at DailyMail.co.uk

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Find Your Face Mate

TIMES SQUARE CHRONICLES - Mar 15 - Christina Bloom is the founder of Findyourfacemate.com, a new dating site that says we want a partner who looks like us. It’s based upon the fact that successful relationships are a combination of chemistry and compatibility. FYFM employs the latest scientific data and sophisticated facial recognition software, including a complex algorithm to identify potential partners to support the theory that chemistry ignites when we see someone whose facial features are similar to our own. It surely can initiate sparks flying, maybe for life, maybe not.

by Sandi Durell
The full article was originally published at Times Square Chronicles, but is no longer available.