WooMe: A FRENETIC user eXperience
This is a mashup not for the faint of heart: Online dating, video IM, Twitter and speed dating! We finally got our invite to the closed alpha of WooMe. (thanks guys!) You sign up for a session - right now these are scheduled in the evening only - Pacific time. Once your session begins you’re connected via video to another person - you have 60 seconds to make an impression. Once the minute is up - you’re automatically connected to another. Five in a row in five minutes.
The UI is brilliantly simple: a few keywords to inspire conversation… some of her/his interests. You can also give your impression of the person in ONE word. For the most part only California surfer types are signed up - but the platform is interesting. I can see this being applied to job fairs / recruiting events… Even a Facebook app - Get caught up with five friends “face-to-face” in five minutes!
Frenetic, frenzied, frantic, feverish! 
Tags: online-dating, twitter, WooMe
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Great idea - i like the concept and can see this taking off as real time communication applications like Twitter get more pervasive. Also seems pretty fun, i’ve registered for beta access.
[...] This coming Weds, the love continues on Jonny’s Par-tay, as I interview Stephen Stokols, CEO of WooMe.com, an innovative online speed dating platform featuring in-browser live interactive video sessions within a defined time frame. One reviewer called it “…a mashup of online dating, video IM, Twitter and speed dating!” [...]