WooMe.com | Meet People Live in Voice and Video Online Speed Dating Sessions

PCWorld Online Dating Adds Video, Goes Local Feb 13th, 2009

Designed to remove the stigma associated with matchmaking sites for young adults, WooMe creates a speed-dating venue for singles between 18 and 24 years old. Signing up takes seconds. After supplying minimal personal information (no last name required) and a photo, you can start your own chat session with other users or join an existing session...

http://www.ecoustics.com/pcw/reviews/159382

AFP Online romancing fodder for WooMe TV Sep 23rd, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) — The world's largest speed-dating website on Tuesday launched an online television channel showing the lengths to which people will go for love.

WooMe.com has compiled videos of rapid-fire online encounters between its more than a million mate-seeking members in an Internet Age version of reality television called WooMe TV...

http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jj6lbF3jLaintIUp99ZtGy6lxzew

TechCrunch Voyeur Heaven: WooMe Lets You Post Your Online Video Dates To The Public Sep 22nd, 2008

WooMe, the site that throws users into 60-second one-on-one online video sessions to form new relationships, is launching a new public version of the site that should appeal to the voyeur in all of us. The site will now allow users to post recordings of their brief dating sessions to the public in a portion of the site dubbed “WooMe TV”...

http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/09/22/voyeur-heaven-woome-lets-you-post-your-online-video-dates-to-the-public/

Shine How to find chemistry online Sep 8th, 2008

Enter WooMe.com, "a live video speed dating site that not only allows you to see someone and judge looks, but because there is a webcam involved users can also factor in personality." The makers of WooMe came up with this list of how to win the game...

http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/sex/how-to-find-chemistry-online-168380/

Adobe WOOing users Aug 20th, 2008

WooMe offers an engaging, high-performance experience to users looking to meet new people in a fun and fast way with Adobe Flash Media Interactive Server software...

http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/showcase/index.cfm?event=casestudydetail&casestudyid=527537&loc=en_us

Venture Beat Speed-dating site WooMe raises $12.5M more, enjoys $41M valuation Jun 12th, 2008

WooMe, a video speed-dating site whose claim to fame is a speedy, no-frills interface and the ability to attract people who would never touch a traditional dating site (it calls itself an “introductions platform”), has raised a fresh round of capital to continue expanding...

http://venturebeat.com/2008/06/12/speed-dating-site-woome-raises-125m-more-on-41m-valuation/

KRON 4 Internet Changing the World of Dating May 13th, 2008

http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1507785305/bctid1552694993

Forbes Stealing TV Dollars May 8th, 2008

Monetizing live face-to-face interaction on the web...

http://www.forbes.com/video/?video=fvn/tech/km_social050808

Redbook How Do I Look? May 7th, 2008

Now there’s an online dating site, WooMe.com that eliminates the awkwardness of e-mail encounters through web-cam based speed dating...

http://www.redbookmag.com/love-sex/blogs/sex-stories/how-do-i-look

Social Times WooMe Wednesday Interview With Stephen Stokols Apr 23rd, 2008

Yesterday was Twitter Tuesday so I figured it would be good to make today WooMe Wednesday. Yesterday afternoon I spoke with Stephen Stokols, the CEO of WooMe, an online casual speed dating platform. I’ve tested out the platform with my friends before and I have to admit that it’s pretty entertaining. I also had the opportunity to check out the WooMe Facebook application called WooMyFriends...

http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/04/woome-wednesday-interview-with-stephen-stokols/

The Guardian Elevator Pitch: WooMe wants to wooyou with video dating Apr 23rd, 2008

Founded in December 2006, WooMe combines online dating with video chat - the founders are convinced that the combination of the two is a winner for the more light-hearted side of the dating scene...

http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/digitalcontent/2008/04/elevator_pitch_woome_wants_to.html

Real Business 18-24 year-olds go crazy for online “speed-dating” phenomenon Mar 28th, 2008

George Berkowski and Steve Stokols had a brainwave last year. What if they created an online version of speed dating, but took away the sad, lonely heart, dating bit? Now, Woome.com is the latest social craze to sweep the internet.

http://www.realbusiness.co.uk/news/internet-business/5012906/1824-yearolds-go-crazy-for-online-speeddating-phenomenon.thtml

BBC Kate Russel Gives Her Latest Selection of the Best Sites on the Web Feb 22nd, 2008

Speed dating is all the rage these days - where you literally spend five minutes chatting to lots of different people to see if you make a connection.

And now this billion dollar dating phenomenon has invaded the web and you will find it at WooMe...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/click_online/7255305.stm

The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet Dating At WooMe.com Feb 18th, 2008

Buckle up for the best-kept secret in speed dating! M&J reveal how to meet five single guys in five minutes — without leaving your home!

http://www.mandjshow.com/videos/find-a-man-in-five-minutes/

The CW Morning News Denver Find A Man in Five Minutes Feb 14th, 2008

http://cw2.trb.com/news/local/morningnews/

KCAL 9 News Los Angeles Looking Online For Last Minute Love Feb 13th, 2008

People go out of their way to have a date on Valentine's day. They ask friends, family and colleagues to set them up - but now the Internet is being folded into the mix.

There are tons of legacy dating sites like Match.com, JDate.com and eHarmony, but a new crop is springing up - using video instead of static profile pictures to help you meet that perfect mate...

http://cbs2.com/tech/woome.love.personals.2.653681.html

Wired Dating 2.0 Picks Up Speed Dec 20th, 2007

It's Friday night, and your date for the evening just appeared on your computer screen. He's shifting awkwardly in his chair as he adjusts his webcam, and a comment about American Idol makes it immediately clear you haven't found your soul mate. You promptly click "End date" and -- after a few moments -- your next date appears, and you're ready to begin again...

http://www.wired.com/entertainment/theweb/news/2007/12/speed_dating

Business Week A Kiss-Off to Online Dating Nov 20th, 2007

I was among the panelists at the TechCrunch40 conference. Among the startups that debuted at the conference was WooMe.com, owner of a slick, easy-to-use, video speed-dating site...

http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/nov2007/tc20071120_688300_page_2.htm

Mashable WooMe, You Fool! 60 Seconds Start Now Nov 14th, 2007

WooMe is a new way to speed date. It’s an online network that lets you schedule times to hold a meeting, where you’ll get to chat with them in live 1-minute conversations...

http://mashable.com/2007/11/14/woome/

NewTeeVee NTV Live Launchpad: Meet WooMe Nov 14th, 2007

Startup WooMe publicly launched its “online introduction” service today. WooMe allows you to enter into one-minute webcam conversations about particular topics (football teams, rollerblading, the holidays, etc.) with people you’ve never before met...

http://newteevee.com/2007/11/14/ntv-live-launchpad-meet-woome/

TechCrunch WooMe Opens Up To Public Nov 14th, 2007

WooMe puts users in quick, 1-on-1 video conferencing sessions during which they can determine whether to pursue a relationship (romantic or otherwise) with the stranger on the other end...

http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/14/woome-opens-up-to-public/

Webware WooMe Opens Up To Everyone, Let the Cam Lust Begin Dec 14th, 2007

WooMe is opening up its doors to everyone this morning after being in private beta for the last few months. They were one of the presenters at the TechCrunch 40 conference back in mid-October and opened up to a little more than 100 folks who wanted to be a part of the dating site...

http://www.webware.com/8301-1_109-9816230-2.html