The Mobile Dating Game

Serendipity -- a cell phone service under development at MIT -- is designed to make computerised matchmaking more spontaneous.

The service will require each subscriber to create a personal profile, including photographs and information about their ideal partner. Every time two phones registered with Serendipity get within a few yards of each other, the service will compare their details, likes and dislikes. If there are enough similarities, the phones will automatically exchange personal details and photos.

Serendipity will allow subscribers to restrict access to personal information only to friends of friends. For the more adventurous, the service could be programmed to pass on information only to strangers.

[Source: London Telegraph]

Comments

[Jim]

Is it chargeable? And more specifically is it worthy?

[Wizard]

There are even some services now that allow you to schedule a call to your mobile phone in the middle of your date. If you want to bail say it's an emergency and you're out of the date.

[Andrew Scott]

MOBILE SOCIAL SOFTWARE (MoSoSo)
A system utilising six degrees of seperation on mobile phones is already up and running in the UK , although the user retains control over when and where matches can take place.
www.playtxt.net currently uses location information from the postcode sent from the user, or a keyword for a specific event or venue, but the core messaging engine developed by the company (named Angelia after the Greek goddess of messaging) will utilise triangulation data or any other locational data if required.
Users get matched based on mutual friends in the area, and preferences which can be further tweaked on the comprehensive online offering that accompanies the service.
Users interact on their mobiles via a crossnetwork short code (88500) using text messages (SMS), so all phones are compatible. The service also supports picture messaging (MMS).
They hope to expand into the USA soon.