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Dating on the Open Web #297

Open mozfest-bot opened 7 years ago

mozfest-bot commented 7 years ago

[ UUID ] ce9bf892-061b-4951-969c-2c6eb8fd76dc

[ Session Name ] Dating on the Open Web [ Primary Space ] Decentralization [ Secondary Space ] Open Innovation

[ Submitter's Name ] Evan Prodromou [ Submitter's Affiliated Organisation ] Fuzzy.ai [ Submitter's Github ] evanp

What will happen in your session?

I realize it seems trivial to people thinking only of press freedom, but romance and sexuality are a huge part of human existence. Almost all major dating sites are owned by a single company (Match.com). It's an area that requires privacy and gradual disclosure. Open dating systems are fascinating -- posting one or more profiles on the open web in a way that preserves your privacy but allows gradual disclosure and connection.

What is the goal or outcome of your session?

We will discuss how to implement open dating systems and see if we can kickstart a dating network.

Time needed

less than 60 mins

evanp commented 7 years ago

This is an important topic that I know only a little bit about. But I think it's very important and there are some really juicy technical issues.

cubicgarden commented 7 years ago

Such a great topic and take on the issues with the lack of decentralization. I wrote about this many times and even suggested a way to maybe do this correctly https://cubicgarden.com/2016/07/29/this-is-what-disruption-of-online-dating-looks-like/ It was laughed about but discussed at Mozretreat as "Blockchain dating"

cubicgarden commented 7 years ago

https://cubicgarden.com/2017/07/29/match-group-in-full-effect-time-to-rethink-online-dating/

dvigneshwer commented 7 years ago

Hi @evanp

As MozFest is approaching we require the following information from your end to better support your session in the Decentralization learning forum space. You can get back to us by replying to this issue or emailing us directly, whichever communication channel is convenient to you.

  1. Provide us a brief outline of your session topics and time estimates
  2. Does your session require any additional materials or electronic equipment other than a projector and general office stationery?
  3. Please let us know if you want to make any modification to your session proposal

Thank you! Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have any queries.

tantek commented 7 years ago

Blogged about this very topic: Of Dating Preferences, Public Profiles, and Formats For Federating It All - feel free to re-use any of the material there for this talk.