Woo Me Now - in a Minute Tops!

If you had a minute to speak with someone over a live video connection, could you decide whether you would date them? That’s the question for WooMe, a startup aiming to bring the world of speed dating online.

It has just launched a “test version” a few days ago, but will open for all in a couple of months. Sign up here.

Unlike most other dating sites, you don’t have to answer dozens of questions or fill out an application form. Nor will you be forced to go through the grueling process of reading others’ rambling essays.

Instead, speed dating sessions with up to 16 participants, eight of each sex, will be the way WooMe users gauge their interest. The sessions are intended to run in live audio-video, although only audio can be selected; participants never type to one another, although they can classify the other participants with tags for future reference.

Competition like Match.com, once considered a thriving dating community, lacks hipness. eHarmony, another large player, caters to older individuals. While they are somewhat successful, they have not been able to reach the holy grail: Online dating that everyone uses.

WooMe is dirt cheap. After a conversation, if you are guy and say you like the girl and she says she likes you too, all you pay is $1 to get the girl’s contact details. The date may not be cheap but getting there is!