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Connection Agent – Be the Matchmaker

August 13, 2008 at 7:35 pm girlsaskguys Leave a comment

We created a new application for Facebook, called Connection Agent. Even though this application is not closely related to what GirlsAskGuys offers, I think it offers a unique way of meeting people through your friends. Like Lifeson, one of our users, pointed out, “There’s still a human element to the match”.

How does it work?When you see this application on a friend’s profile, you can click on the Introduce Me links for any person. That will send a request to your friend, asking him/her to introduce you to that person. If your friend approves, then the request is forwarded to this person you want to meet. If he/she approves as well then you have the chance to become friends on facebook. There are various filters(relationship status,gender, Top 16) you can use to find people from your friend’s friend list.

On the other hand, your friends may do just what I mentioned above. If they want to meet a friend of yours, a request will come to you as soon as they click on “Introduce Me” link for one of your friends on your profile. Accepting or denying is up to you. In either case you can enter a note. If you deny, you can explain why you don’t want to introduce and this note will be sent to the person who made the request. The other friend won’t be bothered by this request since you denied it. If you approve, the note you enter will be sent to both of you friends and request will wait approval from the person who your other friend wants to meet with.

You can also select Top 16. You select 16 friends that you want to show up on the first page of the application.  This selection is up to you and it can be your best friends and/or friends that are more open to meeting new people.

By meeting people through your friends, just like in real life, you are also avoiding weirdos that you don’t want to connect with. After all, your friends know your likes and dislikes better than a computer. Bottomline, the matchmaker is you and your friends(a human). It’s absolutely the best and safest way to meet new people for professional or personal reasons.

You can see the application and install it here. Let us know if you see any problems or just let us know what you think. We love to hear feedback from people who are actually using what we build

Tolga
Austin

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