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Match-Increasing Dating Features

Facebook Dating Recently Unveiled New Features

— August 13, 2021 — Lifestyle
Facebook Dating, one of the leading dating platforms, recently announced three new features – Match Anywhere, Lucky Pick, and Audio Dates. To kick off the launch, the brand premiered the Summer of Love show hosted by Justin Laboy, Leenda Dong, and Alaina Castillo via Facebook Watch. Summer of Love pays homage to various dating shows with a contemporary twist. The cast reminisce on their past relationship and offer "a buffet of dating advice, hilarious reveals and juicy accounts of love escapades."

The Match Anywhere feature lets people from across the globe match add up to two additional locations within their Dating location country. Lucky Pick, on the other hand, lets users consider other compatible candidates that may be outside their typical preferences. Lastly, Audio Dates allows users to start an audio chat with their matches.

Image Credit: Facebook
Trend Themes
1. Global Matchmaking - With the Match Anywhere feature, there's an opportunity for businesses to create a matchmaking platform that connects people from different countries, offering them unique experiences and cultures.
2. Alternative Matchmaking - Lucky Pick feature can inspire dating platforms to create unique twists to the standard matchmaking feature and provide users with alternative compatible matches.
3. Audio-only Dating - The Audio Dates feature may pave the way for AI-based matchmaking solutions with audio-only features that connect personality-laden matches based on voice recognition.
Industry Implications
1. Online Dating - The dating industry can leverage these features to offer unique experiences to their users and tailor their service to their audience's changing needs.
2. Travel and Tourism - The Match Anywhere feature allows for potential collaboration with the travel industry to create vacation packages that offer users various experiences and the chance to meet international matches on their travels.
3. Voice Recognition - Audio Dates can inspire companies to develop more sophisticated voice recognition software with AI-powered personality matching features in various industries beyond dating apps.
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