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FRANKFURT (Reuters) When it comes to twentyfirst century problem of just how to go from an informal online encounter to a realworld one, a Londonbased internet site is proposing a rather conventional solution: increase dates.

Double pairs up two Facebook buddies to take a date that is joint two other buddies they meet through the web sites neighborhood system, tackling a few of the perils of meeting digital strangers facetoface by simply making dating literally more social.

“Its more fun, less embarrassing and safer,” said Double cofounder Gary MacDonough. “If the date isnt going well, it is possible to nevertheless have enjoyable as a team of four.”

The internet dating market exploded to life 2 yrs ago among under35s when Tinder revived an unapologetic, meat market approach to eyeing feasible times simply by permitting users swipe through a blast of picture pages to their phones.

The model for older, more founded web sites required users to complete elaborate questionnaires, but demographically these people were settling uncomfortably into center age as younger users flocked to social networks and chat that is mobile.

Tinder has generated regarding the previous interest in the “Hot or Not” software, a facerating web site arranged in 2000 by two Berkeley engineering graduates that inspired legions of successors.

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