Magnet is the first check-in dating app, merging the best aspects of online dating and real life approaching.
With the check-in feature, Magnet allows you to quickly browse and filter singles around you, in real-time. If there is mutual interest, you get connected with a 5-minute chat.
Break the ice and meet up on the spot!
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Hello i a unable to download it in india , can i get the link of apk.
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...
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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?
@jasonhitchcock Hey Jason, that's the same question pretty much everyone asked me so far here on PH :P
You can find detailed answers below, but, in short, we keep it exclusive for specific venues and private events both to build the brand name and to ensure a concentration of users in a specific place and time.
On-site marketing (with branded condoms!) is another element of the strategy. You can find more details in our Press Kit:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/cgo7fy...
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