http://www.pjentrepreneur.com/2010/01/26/bookioo-dating-social-networking-site-gives-women-full-control/ Early stage tech startups Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:07:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.pjentrepreneur.com/2010/01/26/bookioo-dating-social-networking-site-gives-women-full-control/comment-page-1/#comment-22411 Accidentally in Code » Of Matchmaking and Meddling Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:24:48 +0000 http://www.pjentrepreneur.com/?p=1223#comment-22411 [...] out this story about Bookio (warning: Spanish) – an online dating site with a difference. Men can join only [...] [...] out this story about Bookio (warning: Spanish) – an online dating site with a difference. Men can join only [...]

]]> http://www.pjentrepreneur.com/2010/01/26/bookioo-dating-social-networking-site-gives-women-full-control/comment-page-1/#comment-22120 Blog Bookioo » Blog Archive » ¡Hablan de nosotros en Europa y en USA! Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:12:00 +0000 http://www.pjentrepreneur.com/?p=1223#comment-22120 [...] No sólo eso, ¡es que además hablan muy bien! Se trata de un par de webs dedicadas a explorar nuevos negocios en todo el mundo: springwise.com, y pjentrepreneur.com [...] [...] No sólo eso, ¡es que además hablan muy bien! Se trata de un par de webs dedicadas a explorar nuevos negocios en todo el mundo: springwise.com, y pjentrepreneur.com [...]

]]> http://www.pjentrepreneur.com/2010/01/26/bookioo-dating-social-networking-site-gives-women-full-control/comment-page-1/#comment-22084 Carmen Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:47:55 +0000 http://www.pjentrepreneur.com/?p=1223#comment-22084 I love the social framework of the site. The gatekeeper function keeps the jerks out (for the most part) and removes the objectification of women that plagues ordinary dating sites. This is light-years ahead of the industry and creates a safer haven for exploring. Bravo! I can't wait for the US debut. I love the social framework of the site. The gatekeeper function keeps the jerks out (for the most part) and removes the objectification of women that plagues ordinary dating sites. This is light-years ahead of the industry and creates a safer haven for exploring. Bravo! I can’t wait for the US debut.

]]> http://www.pjentrepreneur.com/2010/01/26/bookioo-dating-social-networking-site-gives-women-full-control/comment-page-1/#comment-22074 Joe McCarthy Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:41:54 +0000 http://www.pjentrepreneur.com/?p=1223#comment-22074 Good point - perhaps I was thinking too narrowly. If you do a followup interview with David Olmos, though, it might be interesting to find out what the gender distribution is. Good point – perhaps I was thinking too narrowly. If you do a followup interview with David Olmos, though, it might be interesting to find out what the gender distribution is.

]]> http://www.pjentrepreneur.com/2010/01/26/bookioo-dating-social-networking-site-gives-women-full-control/comment-page-1/#comment-22045 Esme Vos Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:01:46 +0000 http://www.pjentrepreneur.com/?p=1223#comment-22045 What about brothers, cousins, office mates, tennis partners, hiking and biking friends, hobby friends (photography)? Women have a lot of male friends, too, who are not necessarily people they want to date. What about brothers, cousins, office mates, tennis partners, hiking and biking friends, hobby friends (photography)? Women have a lot of male friends, too, who are not necessarily people they want to date.

]]> http://www.pjentrepreneur.com/2010/01/26/bookioo-dating-social-networking-site-gives-women-full-control/comment-page-1/#comment-22043 Joe McCarthy Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:27:10 +0000 http://www.pjentrepreneur.com/?p=1223#comment-22043 Interesting approach to online dating. I wonder about the membership restriction of only allowing men who have been invited by women who are already members of the system. I can't imagine _current_ boyfriends being invited, nor any prospective _future_ boyfriends, and suspect most _former_ boyfriends would also be member non grata, leaving only the category of men who are considered to be JFF ("just friends forever"). Of course, one woman's "just friend" may often be another woman's prospective boyfriend, but I still anticipate a significant skew in the gender distribution ... and the perceived dateability quotient of the invited men. Interesting approach to online dating. I wonder about the membership restriction of only allowing men who have been invited by women who are already members of the system. I can’t imagine _current_ boyfriends being invited, nor any prospective _future_ boyfriends, and suspect most _former_ boyfriends would also be member non grata, leaving only the category of men who are considered to be JFF (“just friends forever”). Of course, one woman’s “just friend” may often be another woman’s prospective boyfriend, but I still anticipate a significant skew in the gender distribution … and the perceived dateability quotient of the invited men.

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