alessandro_schiassi I like the idea of being able to find like-minded single. In general, I'm a fan of most products who aim to get people together in the real physical world -- and have worked on a couple of them myself.
Checking into a local establishment/restaurant/bar/etc and hoping to find another single person on the app in the same place requires too large of a network (that's too hyper local) imho. I'd probably try it once or twice, and if I didn't get any value from it (aka meet someone), delete it. As another comment mentioned -- cruises, hostels, etc where people stay longer are indeed an angle that I can see working. It seems matching with people interested in attending the same concert/event ahead of time for a date would be a solid use case that could work.
But what if Tinder just added a feature like this? They already have massive scale/distribution.
A shared a few of my learnings building our location sharing app @ohheyworld in 2012-2013 here: https://medium.com/@drewmeyers/t...
@drewmeyers@ohheyworld
Since we don't activate check-ins everywhere, our users either go to a venue because they know there are other users (you can see that from the map, in real-time) or because it's going to be an official Magnet events.
We simply shrink the places where you can use it to increase the number of total users at once, which is exactly what they need.
I'm not concerned about Tinder adding the check-in options for various reasons.
First of all, Tinder brand is very weak, people use it but at the same time despise it. It's mostly a game and their users rather keep swiping than actually meet in real life.
Basically, they would have to add a map, a more extensive profile, a 5-minute timer chat, etc... so that would be an entirely brand new app at that point.
Tinder is the MySpace of dating apps... and we all know what happened to MySpace when more serious social networks came up.
Thanks for the link to your post! And, yes, my app definitely solve a (huge) problem ;)
@alessandro_schiassi "Since we don't activate check-ins everywhere, our users either go to a venue because they know there are other users (you can see that from the map, in real-time) or because it's going to be an official Magnet events.
We simply shrink the places where you can use it to increase the number of total users at once, which is exactly what they need."
The downside of that is I can only use occasionally rather than every place I visit (Foursquare/Swarm). You really think you're going to get people going to a venue specifically to meet other people on the app? What's the basis for the mutual connection/interest? ie the only thing in common is both people have downloaded the same app. To me, that's far from enough to make me interested in meeting someone IRL.
I think you underestimate the power of a brand that millions of people know, even if all those connotations are not positive.
@drewmeyers
Picking one venue or another, going to an event rather than another tells so much about yourself. We are connecting like-minded people in a very effective way.
If Pokémon Go successfully had nerds walking around and socialize for hours, I'm pretty sure singles wouldn't mind to go to a place just to use our app (and enjoy whatever else the venue has to offer).
We are not changing people's behavior, we are already social, we simply add a layer of technology on top.
Where you see "used occasionally" I see "used exclusively".
We'll see about that. Tinder check-in option is the least of my concern since we have much more to offer and, at the end of the day, it's all about execution.
Popularity is not a strength since can fade away really fast (again, see MySpace case... ).
@alessandro_schiassi You are attempting to change behavior since right now people don't go to concerts/events with explicit expectation of meeting singles to potentially date.
Don't get me wrong, I do wish you the best of luck.
@drewmeyers
"You are attempting to change behavior since right now people don't go to concerts/events with explicit expectation of meeting singles to potentially date."
I'm pretty sure that's the very first reason why people go to events... ever been to Coachella? Or any concert or event in the past decade?
Do you really think people go out drinking because they enjoy loud music and alcohol?
@alessandro_schiassi I guess I just don't understand the design decisions behind the slanted lines and such. What was the experience you were trying to promote with this style? Words are harder to read that way and you can fit less on the screen at a time. I'd love to hear some insights into the design. Please ignore my rather negative comment.
@itsthisjustin Many reasons:
- it's unique
- it's ergonomic (your thumb arrives with an angle on the phone, even if you are lefty)
- you can actually put more text since it's diagonal
- you can fit exactly the same since the total area is the same. What you miss at the top you get back at the bottom
- I first created the logo with 15°... so why not doing the whole app like that?
- according to most people, it's gorgeous. But that's subjective ;)
- texts are very limited in Magnet, mostly on one line. Even the chat lasts maximum 5 minutes, so even if it's slightly harder, it's not a big issue.
@itsthisjustin I'm a little conflicted here. I've done a similar interface in an iOS app before and found the slanted angle to be novel but it also made almost every other bit of the UX needlessly more difficult and complex to create. While I don't like the interface at all in this, the level of commitment and creativity is appreciated and noteworthy.
Looping in the context of the app's purpose though, it's a bizarre amount of effort to put into a design that is SUPER industrial and harsh when a major hurdle for dating properties is attracting women.
@connorbowlan@itsthisjustin
We didn't have much problem to create the design after we decided a few rules. And it was pretty much our first experience with GUI.
Most women loved this design, but we received a few minor critiques about it.
It's 2016, women aren't the sugar fairies as society often portrait them ;)
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