Facebook Dating • Hacker News Board

Re: Facebook Dating

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Post by cameronbrown » Thu, Sep 05, 2019, 3:00 PM UTC

strikelaserclaw wrote: post #14

Finally, all the tracking they've done on their users over many years could yield the best matching algorithm :|

Dating sucks, but I'm still more uncomfortable with the idea of somebody's initial meeting being reduced to matching algorithms.

Re: Facebook Dating

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Post by creaghpatr » Thu, Sep 05, 2019, 3:00 PM UTC

estsauver wrote: post #16

I think this might be a (relatively) rare strategy error for Facebook. If the success of Snapchat, LinkedIn, and also the separate WhatsApp/Instagram properties proves anything, it's that there are very different faces of ourselves that we show to the professional world, to our friends, to partners, and to the world at large. If I was facebook, I would very explicitly announce this as a spin out project, under a diff…

They can pull the API plug on their competitors which almost always use Facebook Login?

Re: Facebook Dating

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Post by roland35 » Thu, Sep 05, 2019, 3:00 PM UTC

tryitnow wrote: post #26

estsauver wrote: post #16

I think this might be a (relatively) rare strategy error for Facebook. If the success of Snapchat, LinkedIn, and also the separate WhatsApp/Instagram properties proves anything, it's that there are very different faces of ourselves that we show to the professional world, to our friends, to partners, and to the world at large. If I was facebook, I would very explicitly announce this as a spin out project, under a diff…

I agree, but I think the "dating self" and the "facebook self" overlap a lot for most people. It's also important for a dating app to have critical mass. Almost everyone is on FB, only a fraction of those people are on IG.

I think it also would be too complicated for many people to keep track of, and I am sure it would be easy to make a mistake of typing something in the wrong profile!

I certainly wouldn't want my grandma to know I like long walks on the beach!

Re: Facebook Dating

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Post by booleandilemma » Thu, Sep 05, 2019, 3:00 PM UTC

I’m still waiting for LinkedIn dating.

Re: Facebook Dating

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Post by martin_a » Thu, Sep 05, 2019, 3:01 PM UTC

radlad wrote: post #20

mberning wrote: post #18

They did it with marketplace and took a very significant bite out of places like craigslist. I’m sure they can do the same for dating.

I did not expect Marketplace to take off and now it's a must-check before Craigslist.

Seriously? From what I see in the German version of Facebook, Marketplace is nowhere near "eBay Kleinanzeigen" which is by far the most popular website for things like that. Actually Marketplace is even lower in quality and if you've ever used eBay Kleinanzeigen you know that it's hard to get under that level.

Re: Facebook Dating

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Post by bdcravens » Thu, Sep 05, 2019, 3:02 PM UTC

matchbok wrote: post #7

FB has clearly run out of ideas.

Have they had new ideas? Seems to me they just take existing ones and just execute better and/or leverage their network advantage.

Re: Facebook Dating

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Post by kgraves » Thu, Sep 05, 2019, 3:03 PM UTC

unethical_ban wrote: post #32

I am shocked by the ignorance here. "Why would Facebook do this? Nobody trusts them, they've run out of ideas, etc." They're the largest social network in the world, and this site is a filter bubble of privacy advocates and relatively anti-social people. Do you truly believe there isn't a market on Facebook for dating? Do you really think Facebook brand is universally tarnished in some way that this isn't a good move…

> I am shocked by the ignorance here. "Why would Facebook do this? Nobody trusts them, they've run out of ideas, etc."

I agree. The majority of HN users are 0.0001% of FB users and it clearly isn't built for them.

As a response to the quote, FB can do this not only "because they can", but also they are taking on the Match Group family of apps (Tinder, OKC, etc.)

This was inevitable whether the tech crowd or the privacy parade likes it or not.

Re: Facebook Dating

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Post by cameronbrown » Thu, Sep 05, 2019, 3:03 PM UTC

mberning wrote: post #18

They did it with marketplace and took a very significant bite out of places like craigslist. I’m sure they can do the same for dating.

Facebook-the-(news feed/profiles/messenger) are just the most successful applications on Facebook-the-platform. Marketplace and Dating are just continuations of this trend. The strong platform underneath is what makes Facebook successful but conversely, they need these value-adds to keep their platform from crumbling beneath them.

Re: Facebook Dating

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Post by zelon88 » Thu, Sep 05, 2019, 3:03 PM UTC

estsauver wrote: post #16

I think this might be a (relatively) rare strategy error for Facebook. If the success of Snapchat, LinkedIn, and also the separate WhatsApp/Instagram properties proves anything, it's that there are very different faces of ourselves that we show to the professional world, to our friends, to partners, and to the world at large. If I was facebook, I would very explicitly announce this as a spin out project, under a diff…

I see where you're coming from. This is exactly why Tinder is so popular.

Just because I go out on a date with someone doesn't mean I want to be friends with them on Facebook.

Re: Facebook Dating

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Post by flr03 » Thu, Sep 05, 2019, 3:03 PM UTC

In a way this arrives extremely late, and minus the secret crush thing it's very much copying Tinder's design. On the other hand I don't see the online dating market collapsing anytime soon.