Facebook’s New Mobile Dating Application
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Imagine standing at your favorite
club on a Saturday evening when an extremely attractive individual saunters by
you. This beautiful person maneuvers around, and stands directly to the
left-side of you, while in your mind you can’t help but to wonder how someone
could be put together so eloquently.
In a typical situation, you would
probably turn to this person and introduce yourself, or perhaps throw out a few
flirtatious lines. Usually, these lines, which can be corny to some yet
romantic to others, are hit and miss.
What if you had the ability to get
rid of the awkwardness that goes hand-in-hand with meeting someone you find
attractive? What if you also had the ability to find this gorgeous person
through the use of your smartphone’s Internet and GPS? It certainly isn’t an impossible possibility
given then advanced technological age that we live in, and Facebook has found a
way to make this type of feature accessible.
“Find Friends Nearby,” originally
called “Handshake,” is a new mobile-based application that allows people to
find others that happen to be close by. The creature of the application has
compared it with a similar iOS- based application, “Find My Friends.”
In order for “Find Friends Nearby”
to work correctly, each user must have the application installed, and then
grant permission for other users to see where they are. Users will get a
choice, however, as to when and where to share their location. They will be
able to use a simple on and off function that will allow them to choose when to
be found and when not to be found.
The Potential
Surprisingly, there hasn’t been a
lot of buzz on dating sites about “Find Friends Nearby.” However, the potential
is outstanding for successful
dating sites such as Match.com. Imagine the social network giant Facebook
teaming up with leading social network dating sites. The results could be
phenomenal. However, in order to work
successfully, dating sites would need to be able to develop and incorporate an
application that connects its user to Facebook. This in turn would give users
the options of finding out who is around them, which is the main goal of “Find
My Friends.”
Other Things to Consider
Having an application such as “Find
My Friends” gives users a way to quickly eliminate potential partners after
they have been rejected without having to go through the entire embarrassing
fiasco. However, the application can also lead to more positive outcomes, such
as having a one-night fling with someone you otherwise would have never talked
to, a relationship, and perhaps even marriage in the future.
How to Use “Find My Friends”
The application was released this
past June without any advertising or buzz, so it’s probable that many people
aren’t exactly sure where to look. To
find it, simply open your phone’s application menu in the mobile Facebook
application. Click on “Find Friends,” “Other Tools,” then select “Find Friends
Nearby.” A list of friends currently using the application will appear, and
you’ll be able to see their locations if that feature is turned on.
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