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Speed-dating sessions run every six minutes and each date lasts for five minutes, with a minute in between enabling singles to answer yes or no. If both vote yes, you can continue to communicate on Skype.
Singles can also rate dates, record thoughts about dates using the reminder notes tool and send a post-speed-date note to someone they fancied. Skyecandy users can choose to disclose their personal information or remain anonymous.
The online video speed-dating service is the brainchild of Melonie Ryan. She came up with the idea after viewing a documentary about speed dating and being contacted at random by people wanting to start a conversation on Skype.
"I was surprised at how many random people wanted to chat through Skype," Ryan says.
She stresses Skyecandy maintains a zero-tolerance policy on unsavoury use of the service and heavily moderates photographs.
The 24-hour service has been in beta mode for the past six months and already has more than 10,000 members globally.
Sydney civil engineer Abhi Kirpan decided to give the service a go. So far, he's managed to make friends with people in Indonesia. "A lot of people don't have time to socialise," Kirpan says. "It gives you a good chance to speak to people in a more comfortable environment and there's no pressure."
The basic matching service is free for Skype users. Down the track, Ryan plans to add refined matching features such as searching for people with specific hair colour or religious backgrounds. However, users will be charged to use those extra features, Ryan says.
By JULIA TALEVSKI
KOMPAS.com
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