Do Music and Movies Factor?
May 20, 2009 by Aly Walansky
Filed under Relationships
A dating website called me up the other day to tell me that they were now linking up their online dating profiles with Last.FM and Netflix settings – that way, when checking out a potential partner, you can see what music and movies they were into.
At first I was like…why? And then I realized it was the best idea ever.
Everyone has those early date bonding “tools” – whether it’s shared love of food, or museums, or whatever – but shared taste in music and movies can be a biggie. Or at least a great conversation starter!
The site I am talking about is Zoosk, and the way it works is users link their Last.fm and Netflix accounts to their Zoosk Date Card by providing their Last.fm username or a link to their Netflix queue’s RSS feed. Once a user links their accounts to their profile on Zoosk, music picks made on Last.fm and movie titles selected on Netflix will automatically appear on the user’s Zoosk Date Card.
It’s very similiar to feeding in stuff like your Yelp restaurant reviews to FaceBook (which I also do!).
But then I wondered…can this tool be manipulated? Will people start “doctoring” their netflix and LastFm to gear it toward the “type” of person they wish to meet?
Maybe I’m just jaded. The “talk” is tomorrow…
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