SHARECAST — Aug 4 — The Dateline 3G service, operated by YooMedia's Dateline subsidiary, will allow 3.2m subscribers to search for their ideal partner using the video capability on their mobile handset. Managing director Neil MacDonald said, "The mobile phone is the obvious device for people interested in dating to use and the video clips really make the experience work."
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Mark Brooks: Well ahead of it's time, but video dating (or as webdate would like it to be known, webdating), is the future. Location based services and mobile phone 'webdating' is the next step. Very exciting stuff. Check out my recent interview on CBS on mobile phone dating.
Dear Mr. Brooks:
“but video dating (or as webdate would like it to be known, webdating), is the future. Location based services and mobile phone ‘webdating’ is the next step.”
Yes, for 13-25 years old persons (teenagers) not interested in serious dating; they will use the service for fun. They are used to send a lot of traffic with emails, photos, videos, or simply stay in chat rooms for hours. They will need exclusive CONTENTS for members like blogs for members, recipes for cooking, songs in mp3 format at special prices, advice about leisure activities, entertainment, travel, holidays, music, movies, books, online magazine about lifestyles, etc. They will want to be 24hs a day online or pending of their cell phone / PDA. Each person will have its private TRUMAN SHOW . Everybody will be TRUMAN for 5,000 “friends” (CASUAL ACQUAINTANCES). Mobile / wireless services for that group will not be “cheap”, perhaps operators will charge a fixed rate plan. Mobile applications will only complement but not replace On Line Dating / Social Networking Internet sites. They will also play “people matching people game”; although there is a hierarchy between human relationships where feelings are involved; and could be very dangerous and harmful like a “big liquidizer”.
Things will be very different for 26-and more years old persons interested in serious dating. They will need quality CONTACTS (compatible real persons) like actual Offline Chains that offers confidential treatment of information provided (profiles), privacy, code of ethics and background checks (professionalism): the next generation of dating and matchmaking will be more scientific than ever, most probably the 16PF5 test in different languages (or similar test) will be a “must have” in compatibility matching. This group will not allow their friends / mums / parents / neighbours / relatives or “interested third parties” to be involved in a private matter as building a personal relationship with future in mind; a process that only concerns two persons.These clients will have a good reason to pay for the service: avoid being hurt in their feelings by other persons.
This group knows the difference between REAL FRIENDS from CASUAL ACQUAINTANCES and also the difference between COMMUNITY from MEAT MARKET. They will not be 24hs a day online or pending of their cell phone / PDA. Mobile / wireless services for that group will peak and decay because mobile dating is very time consuming.
Kindest Regards,
Fernando Ardenghi.
Buenos Aires.
Argentina.
ardenghifer@gmail.com