The next new thing would be like eHarmony but for everything in life and not just dating. Users could fill out a very extensive questionnaire and then it would match them with friends with similar interests, ideas for vacation, ideas for shopping, etc.
It would serve as resource to advise you on every aspect of your life based on questionnaire which explores the deepest parts of personality, therefore the connections would not be based on superficial interests you list, but based on your innate traits.
Evidently, this would require the use of very complex algorithims, however in a few years, I certainly see it as being possible.
It would be great for people who are always busy and don't have time to make friends. It's almost like a friend in your pocket to give advice and you can be as open as you want without anyone judging you.
ReplyDeleteAlthough this sounds like a great idea, I think friendships occur naturally. I believe that it would be hard to form friendships based simply on similar interests. There is a strong chemistry behind strong friendships and I don't think any algorithm would be able to find a perfect match. Having said that, this service sounds like it could potentially be put into use because of the popularity and success of similar dating services.
ReplyDeleteActually, this is somewhat similar to my idea. I also think we should have some sort of media to increase the means for us to know more people who have the same interest with us.
ReplyDeleteRegarding the dating function, I believe it also provide us a way to meet people who we are interested.Especially for the people who graduated from school and spend most of their time on working, and that limit their time to meet new people.
this is a great idea for people who are busy with work and things of that nature, but at the same time i think it would never really work. People have a certain way of building relationships with one another and i believe that people need to do it in a natural in real life setting. And even with the most complex algorithms it wouldn't help with the face-to-face interactions people need to make real retrogradations work. IT would be a little weird for people to go on a friend date to see if they are really compatible and can be real friends. The idea seems interesting but i don't see it working in the real world.
ReplyDeleteInteresting idea and I mentioned in a comment for someone else about something similar. a social network that matches people based on their talents and special skills allowing them to create new ventures or businesses based on these matches. what you mention would go deeper than that.
ReplyDeletebut ultimately I agree with some of the posts above, real matches are done in the real world and I think in not so distant future there will be a big backlash against the widespread use of social networking.
I still think that making friends and meeting people should be a natural skill or instinct if you will. I don't know this idea can be good or bad. It may make people less sociable. Although there are many that prefer to meet people through the internet to avoid awkwardness. This idea is still a big question mark for me...
ReplyDeleteIt is an interesting idea, however I am not sure how I would feel about having advice from something that is not "real". I agree with Oliver that meeting friends and people should be done in person. The idea is a bit taboo and I honestly don't see myself using this form of New Media anytime soon.
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