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"Vidyoo is a new 'people discovery' platform for Facebook. While it's broadly aimed at 'meeting new people', it's really focusing on the lucrative dating market.\r\n\r\nIt launched officially for the public yesterday, and promises to help you meet people who match your interests and preferences, with the main interaction subsequently taking place over video chat.\r\nHow it works\r\nOnce you deploy the app on your Facebook account, you'll need to set up a profile with your basic information. Then, you'll be presented with three people who are online right now. Apparently, this isn't randomly generated - it uses a so-called &amp;quot;smart algorithmic engine&amp;quot; that knows how to connect you with the right people based on your shared interests.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nYou then pick the one whose interests match what you\u2019re looking for, and a six-minute video chat kicks in. It's a little like speed-dating for the Facebook generation.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIt's worth noting that users are protected by a 'Privacy Curtain' that masks their view of the other person until they decide otherwise. This curtain lets users decide when they\u2019re ready to see the other person\u2019s video, with a little slider in place to increase the curtain\u2019s transparency.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nOn top of this, Vidyoo provides users with a set of tools that help the conversation move along. This is where Facebook as a platform comes to the fore - to help inspire conversation, Vidyoo tell you that your 'date's' favorite film is the Godfather, or that they love pizza. Vidyoo refers to these tips as 'Icebreakers', to help you circumvent awkward lulls in conversation.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nOnce the six minute video conversation is over, both sides can agree to add another six minutes, end the chat, or \u2018Hook Up\u2019. The latter option provides an option to send a Facebook Friend Request. However, only if both sides choose to become friends on Facebook will full identities be revealed.\r\nAbout Vidyoo\r\nVidyoo was developed by Israel's Fbhatchery, founded in October 2011 by Assaf Mendelson, Ehud Ramot, and Gigi Levy. Fbhatchery has some angel investment behind it, and it's aiming to develop a &amp;quot;continuous pipeline of fun and exciting applications based on social interaction and information sourcing.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nVidyoo certainly won't be for everyone - but as we reported earlier this year, online dating spend grew by 60% on 2011, and the industry can only get bigger.\r\n\r\nFacebook is an obvious avenue for driving the online dating revolution, and Vidyoo does seem to have a fairly robust, privacy-focused video-chat app, so you may wish to check it out for yourself.\r\n\r\nMeanwhile, take a peek at the official promo video below.\r\n\r\n\u27A4 Vidyoo | Facebook App\r\n\r\nhttp://youtu.be/80OG-n1WLlE\r\n\r\nFeature Image Credit: Paul Keller | Flickr"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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