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Facebook Reaches Its Natural Conclusion As A Dating App (buzzfeed.com)
Facebook will soon include a dating feature in its service, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced at the company's F8 developer conference in San Jose Tuesday. From a report: The service will throw Facebook into a sphere it's long been adjacent to but never entered. The social network already has online dating's critical ingredient, a robust graph of people's connection, and services like Tinder, Bumble, and Hinge have been built on top of it. Now, it's getting into the dating game itself.
"There are 200 million people on Facebook who list themselves as single, so clearly there's something to do here," Zuckerberg said. "Today, we are announcing a new set of features coming soon, around dating." The feature will be opt-in, and will not match users with people they're already friends with. Update: Facebook has clarified that married people too can use the dating service.
"There are 200 million people on Facebook who list themselves as single, so clearly there's something to do here," Zuckerberg said. "Today, we are announcing a new set of features coming soon, around dating." The feature will be opt-in, and will not match users with people they're already friends with. Update: Facebook has clarified that married people too can use the dating service.
My wife's on facebook. jk
I always hated that so many popular dating apps decided they required a Facebook login. They desired all that extra data and, while I was willing to give a small company that info, I was not willing to give Facebook it.
Now they are all about to have their business destroyed by the behemoth they fed in their demand for a slightly easier login and extra non-dating related data.
Honestly, if you want to make your own business, only an idiot sets themselve up as totally dependent on one supplier. That makes you their middleman, nothing more.
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The Facebook Divorce app!
Why, despite the number of folks posting submissions are we getting buzzfeed sourced articles with no submitter except msmash or BeauHD? Seriously - I had to go back two pages on the firehose feed to find any submitted articles except one AC submitted one.
Check your premises.
APK, I like the cut of your jib. Don't let anyone spread lies about you.
[Listen you guys (especially you dirty little fucks), you wanna come after APK, you'll have to come through me to do it.]
You are welcome on my lawn.
Right now Facebook is fighting the #DeleteFacebook movement as trivial as that is in the grand scheme of things. Regardless, it still presents a threat. Thus Facebook has to come up with ways to make you less likely to move off their platform. Thus a dating app makes sense if you're single or "single." It will keep all that ad revenue on their platform or so they believe.
BTW, despite what they say, if Facebook thinks for one second that they can make a pile of money from quick hookups, they'll go there too.
This is my opinion. To make sure you don't steal it, it's covered by the DMCA.
SMS is harder. An old flame would have to still have your number (assuming it never changed.)
Facebook gives easy access and also allows people enough of a window into your life to fake their way into looking like there is an emotional connection.
Will it match users with people they've Facebook stalked? Asking for a friend.
He says that as if it was a problem to be fixed.
Fuck you, Zuckerberg. No wait, I didn't mean it that way!
#DeleteFacebook
(sarcasm intended).
When kids that use facebook start getting recommended to other people as potential dates just because of a bad setting, they are going to be in sooooo much shit for this....
File under 'M' for 'Manic ranting'
Wonder how many people will use this feature as a quick "hookup"?
If you already know someone and you have romantic feelings toward them maybe you could not be such soyboy and um say something?
Seriously you want "poke" someone on facebook because you are to afraid to speak to them?
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This could actually undermine a key branding strength that's enabled Facebook to hold on for so long -- people don't mind staying superficially "connected" with old friends whom they never talk to, but in the roller coaster quest for love, a failed relationship could linger like moldy cheese in your timeline . . . every time you see that little blue icon you're reminded of all the disappointment and pain . . . better to just "delete Facebook" and start fresh on a new app -- after all there are plenty of other fish (apps) in the sea!
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Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.........
I just figured he has a couple hotkeys configured to insert HTML tags?
Why, do you think he used an Arduino and Delphi to make a MIDI interface to some foot pedals that convert the stomping of his feet to the proper text format in real time?
This is honestly long overdue. If they manage to do this well, this could get pretty popular pretty fast. I've never gotten any joy out of Facebook, but I could honestly see myself giving this a try.
All kidding around aside.. most online dating is just fail, fail, fail to start with, and 'Facebook dating'?
It depends on what you are looking for... I had a lot of success meeting people... I found my current wife there, though.
Right... it depends on your expectations. Online dating can also be good dating practice too. Years ago the dates I went on via online dating services made me more comfortable being on a date, asking good questions, interacting more positively, reading subtle cues, etc. I didn't find my soul mate online, but online dating wasn't a failure either because the experience gained by online dating helped when I met my wife [the typical way] through a mutual friend.
In one sentence, you're one of "us", men. In the next you are one of "we", women.
In one sentence, you're one of "us", men. In the next you are one of "we", women.
There may be some confusion in his words, but I just use the First Rule of Internet: The person shitposting is always a man.
"There is more worth loving than we have strength to love." - Brian Jay Stanley
PornHub should add a dating function that matches people up with others that are into the same kinks... er, not like I would need that sort of service, no sir... I mean, all I do is straight missionary, no kinks at all!
I've abandoned my search for truth; now I'm just looking for some useful delusions.