Matchmaking on Zoom

Some of you might’ve gone back to the office but it seems like Zoom meetings are here to stay.

We recently saw Zoom launch its SDK publicly for all developers. This is exciting, as it will likely result in more apps and games added to the Zoom ecosystem. An interesting one recently popped up after one of the makers teased it on Zoom’s SDK launch.

The app in question is called twine for Zoom and it presents itself as “speed networking and matchmaking for Zoom.” twine automatically sorts participants into roulette-style breakout rooms for timed, back-to-back small group or 1:1 conversations. You can also set custom sorting rules for breakout rooms based on any variable you choose – this could mean matching mentors with mentees, HR with new hires, or students with research assistants.

Although the team’s original mission to “end loneliness” hasn’t changed, they pivoted from what they were initially building: “Our first app, due to launch in March 2020, was a face-to-face serendipity app that was somewhere between Sofar Sounds and a Church for the Rest of Us. 🤝 Then Covid happened, and it became clear that the problem of the Moment was how to connect people, meaningfully, online.”

A couple of other cool Zoom-related launches we’ve seen include tl;dv for Zoom, which lets you record, transcribe, edit, and timestamp for Zoom & Google Meet (and had another amazing launch video after winning a Golden Kitty last year). And Unpopular Opinion for Zoom, which gives your team a wide range of hotly debated and polarizing viewpoints that are equally as fun to defend as they are to challenge.

We’re excited to see more makers use Zoom’s SDK. What do you think would make Zoom more fun? Let the makers know.

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