(Online Dating News Blog) The creators of free online dating service OKcupid have created a new concept on online dating - blind dates. Last November the team launched a new service called Crazy Blind Date that allows people in select cities to meet up with others without seeing a picture or ever communicating with them.
The way the service works is like this:
1) You sign up for an account and upload a photo that they do a “super blur” on so that people can’t tell what you look like.
2) You enter criteria for your date like the age range, height range, ethnic background, and education.
3) You select a place and time where you would like to meet someone.
4) When the system finds a match, you are notified and given the super blurry picture of your date and a short description (so that you can find each other).
5) You go on the blind date!
The new twist to “online dating” opened in November 2007 in four cities and has since expanded to three more. The cities it now serves are:
Washington D.C. Metro Area
Chicago
Boston
Austin
Los Angeles
San Francisco Bay Area
New York City
Joe’s Comments
Interesting… what do you guys think of this concept?
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