Facebook has launched a new free dating service in the United States called Facebook Dating, which it announced last year and has been made available in other countries. Through this application, the company seeks to facilitate communication between more than two billion users of this social network around the world.
"Facebook Dating allows you to connect with friends in your friends list and people who aren't in your circle of contacts either," project leader Nathan Sharp wrote on his blog. It includes several features, most notably the "Secret Like" feature, which allows users to communicate if they secretly express interest in each other. "This app will not match you with friends unless you choose to use this feature and add each other to your lists," he explained. Sharp added that users will have the ability to report anyone and prevent individuals from sending photos, links or videos in messages.
Announcing the service last year, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said it was designed for "real, long-term relationships, not just casual ones." He noted that one in three marriages in the United States begin online and that nearly 200 million Facebook users identify themselves as single. This service has been launched in 19 countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, the Philippines, Singapore, Suriname, Thailand, Uruguay and Vietnam, and is scheduled to be launched worldwide in the coming years.
Comments
Post a Comment