cellphone dating

I just saw this news item at yahoo about a cellphone service that stores your profile and lets you know if someone close to you has a matching profile:

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20040317/tc_nm/science_mobile_dating_dc

It just reminded me of the anime: "Platonic Chain", that used the very same idea. I wonder if Japan already has this techonology? (They are always first anyway :)

Cool. Life imitates Anime.

vibius wrote:I just saw this news item at yahoo about a cellphone service that stores your profile and lets you know if someone close to you has a matching profile:

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20040317/tc_nm/science_mobile_dating_dc

It just reminded me of the anime: "Platonic Chain", that used the very same idea. I wonder if Japan already has this techonology? (They are always first anyway :)

Cool. Life imitates Anime.

It's been available in Japan more than 3 years ago. That concept was one important topic for insiders of the wireless industry back then. These trends in US are SLOW. :crazy:

Why would anyone want to date a cellphone??? :rolleyes: :hehe: ;) :hehe: :nut: :hehe:

tight wrote: These trends in US are SLOW. :crazy:

Yeah, pisses me off. Oh well, maybe I can go find a job in Japan :)

tight wrote:These trends in US are SLOW. :crazy:

Yeah.. but not as slow as Australia :mecry: Oh well, i am living in Japan right now.

bmwracer wrote:Why would anyone want to date a cellphone??? :rolleyes: :hehe: ;) :hehe: :nut: :hehe:

lol ure a dork oniichan :rofl: but omgosh, not another dating service.. dating services are ridiculous to begin with anyway heheh to me it is, but i wouldnt want them to store my profile and giveaway my info, even if its just where the area i live in.

Quite scary for me. I just don't want any stranger to know my information. It sounds a bit odd. Besides that there's a change of bumping into some psycho man or butt ugly stalker...kowaiiii :sweat:

When are they ever going to stop this nonsense?

FierceStriker wrote:When are they ever going to stop this nonsense?

Resistance is futile, you will be assimilated! :)

I recommend "Platonic Chain", it's a weird little anime (each episode is maybe 5 minutes) that explores what some future trends might be. From the anime, it says:

"In a world slightly more advanced than that of today, girls slightly more advanced than those of today begin 'broadcasting' from a Shibuya parallel to the Shibuya in our world."

Anyway, I think the nonsense will never stop.

vibius wrote:

Resistance is futile, you will be assimilated!

Yeah, it's futile..if the cellphone is designed and made by the BORG!!! :sweat: :google: :hehe: :beaten:

MixxDreamer wrote:lol ure a dork oniichan :rofl:

You think so?? :rolleyes: :nut: :sweat: :hehe: :beaten: :hehe:

I dun care, I hate cell phones


yet my GF uses one... *screams*

hmm... I really should check if she's using hers for... *eyeshift*

great now I'm paranoid.. TYVM :bonk:

tight wrote:It's been available in Japan more than 3 years ago. That concept was one important topic for insiders of the wireless industry back then. These trends in US are SLOW. :crazy:

You're right, tight. Here is an article dated about the time you've mentioned:
Web Wooing
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I think it's pretty pathetic that people are resorting to this method to find other pathetic people to hook up with. :shakehead:

There should be a disclaimer that this service is only for the ugly people.

ahochaude wrote:I think it's pretty pathetic that people are resorting to this method to find other pathetic people to hook up with. :shakehead:

There should be a disclaimer that this service is only for the ugly people.

in defense to that, i don't know if i'm for it or not, but there are people out there that aren't out spoken like some of us, aho, and are WAY shy. On a plus is that this industry also pumps money into what ever country it is in.

niko2x wrote:in defense to that, i don't know if i'm for it or not, but there are people out there that aren't out spoken like some of us, aho, and are WAY shy.

Yeah, they're socially challenged.
The disclaimer should notate that too.

Niko2x wrote:On a plus is that this industry also pumps money into what ever country it is in.

Yeah, I guess so.

vibius wrote:I just saw this news item at yahoo about a cellphone service that stores your profile and lets you know if someone close to you has a matching profile:

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20040317/tc_nm/science_mobile_dating_dc

It just reminded me of the anime: "Platonic Chain", that used the very same idea. I wonder if Japan already has this techonology? (They are always first anyway :)

Cool. Life imitates Anime.

this is pretty sad stuff. :nut: :sweat:

lisasan wrote:this is pretty sad stuff. :nut: :sweat:

Why is it sad?
Why is it pathetic?

I think it is amusing. If people want to use it, good for them. If not, no big deal.

lisasan wrote:

this is pretty sad stuff. :nut: :sweat:

hah! lol... kinda reminds me of middle school and how every1 had those damn tomidachi thingies and u could breed them... ppl would walk around going.. "DO YOU WANT TO MAKE A TOMODACHI BABY?" and then the other person would go "WITH YOU..SURE!"

i can see ppl with their cellphones going ..."hey we have compatible stats.... do you want to make a baby?" ..... BTW this is old news since it aired in the news about 2 years ago FYI =P

lovelessemotion wrote: hah! lol... kinda reminds me of middle school and how every1 had those damn tomidachi thingies and u could breed them... ppl would walk around going.. "DO YOU WANT TO MAKE A TOMODACHI BABY?" and then the other person would go "WITH YOU..SURE!"

i can see ppl with their cellphones going ..."hey we have compatible stats.... do you want to make a baby?" ..... BTW this is old news since it aired in the news about 2 years ago FYI =P

dang, your avatar is scary!! :P o yea, i private messaged you, but you never responded. just wanted to ask you why you advertise for a skincare product series. -_-x