Facebook and Zynga Team Up To Merge Romance and Social Gaming 38
TechCrunch has the scoop on a really new project from Zynga and Facebook that aims to bring together two of the most popular segments of the social web: romance and gaming. Quoting:
"Dubbed 'Relationships,' Facebook is going to soon a section of the site dedicated to helping users meet potential romantic . To do that, the company has been working with Zynga over the last four months to develop games that 'synthesize romance and foster relationships through social gaming mechanics,' helping users flirt and get to know each other using Farmville-like games to help break the . In the post, Facebook says that it will look at the profiles of your previous boyfriends/girlfriends to determine the you’re attracted to most, and that it will also use advanced photographic analysis to figure out your preferred facial structure and body type. In an attempt to privacy concerns before they begin, Facebook notes that all of this is done automatically, and that at no point are allowed to view these reports on your innermost psyche. How reassuring."
CIA (Score:5, Funny)
I thought they were both run by the CIA?
http://www.theonion.com/video/cias-facebook-program-dramatically-cut-agencys-cos,19753/ [theonion.com]
Re:Hasn't that already been done? (Score:5, Funny)
"Bringing together romance and gaming."
Like in "Spin the Bottle", and "Doctor"?
Oh, wait - this is new, it's "On the Internet". Quick, patent it!!!!
That idea has already been patented.
And the idea to patent that idea has also been patented.
And Fox News has a copyright on Spinning Bottles and Doctoring things.