If your soulmate is still out there, chances are he or she is on Facebook. A new service called TheDatableseeks to make love connections within Facebook’s global network of more than 901 million users.
TheDatable urges users to round up eligible Facebook friends for a new social dating experiment. Tag your “datable” friends for others to connect with. Users are also part-time matchmakers on the website because they will be facilitating introductions between friends. Braver singles can also directly message the site’s bachelors and bachelorettes.
“Most of your friends are already on Facebook, so by using Facebook Connect it’s simple and quick to tag the ones you think are datable,” co-founder and CTO Michael Brotzman tells Mashable. “All you have to do is click.”
The free service lets Facebook users connect with friends of friends, and their single friends. It starts by building a network of single ladies and bachelors. Users sign onto TheDatable with a Facebook account and start tagging datable friends.
Labeling someone as “datable” sends an invite to their Facebook inbox. Datable users are essentially inviting these singles to join the network.
Of course, marking someone “datable” doesn’t mean you want to date them yourself. It’s more of a recommendation to your single friends.
Why should singles use TheDatable rather than more established rival services? Only 4% of marriages occur after couples meet on dating websites, Brotzman says. Most relationships still sprout from real-life acquaintances and meeting friends of friends.
“Over 90% of couples still meet offline through their extended circle of friends and connections,” Brotzman says. “That’s still how most dating happens. Connecting through friends of friends online helps bring this process online. We think that’s much more effective than emailing strangers on regular dating sites.”
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