Sydney, NSW (PRWEB) – Skyecandy® today announces that after successfully trialing its Video Dating service on Skype®, it is moving to the Web, along with an all-new Introduce ME® service that breaks new ground with dating and social introductions and a new-found freedom for people to share contacts after first dates like never before.

“Skyecandy brings a new video speed dating experience to more people. And for the first time, to Apple Mac users.” said Melonie Ryan, Skyecandy’s Founder. “Think of Skyecandy Video dating as a first date, a few minutes to know whether you would like a second date. And if you both like each other, you are free to take your second date anywhere. Skyecandy makes it easy to exchange your favourite IMs, like Skype and MSN Messenger. Or even Social Network contacts like Facebook and Twitter.”

Video Dating

Skyecandy Video Dating is speed dating as you know it – but from the comfort of your home. Video date one-on-one with other members. No hiding behind profiles. No photos from years ago. Let Skyecandy know what you are looking for – and then go for one to ten dates and see where your webcam takes you. Say Yes or No between dates to tell Skyecandy how it went. If it is a Yes both ways, you’ve found your match.

Introduce ME®

The all-new Introduce ME® breaks new ground with Dating and Social Introductions. Find people you like and send them a personal introduction. If they like you too, Skyecandy shares your chosen IMs and Social Network contacts and off you go.

Introduce ME® for Dating

Be a few clicks away from love. Using new Dating tabs, find people you are attracted to and introduce yourself. Shuffle lets you see men or women in an age range, completely random. Near Me is for finding people to date locally – depending how far you are prepared to travel for love. MyType lets you select the things you want in your perfect partner. Viewed Me gives you a sneaky peak at members who have recently been intrigued by your profile. Hotlists lets you keep your favourite people in one place. Delve even deeper by searching with keywords.

Introduce ME® for Social

Skyecandy is not just about dating. Why not use Introduce ME® to spark a new friendship. Using new Social tabs, find people who interest you and introduce yourself. Shuffle will help you discover people, both men and women in an age range, completely randomly. Lifestyle takes the things you like such as music and sports and shows you members who like these too. Community lets you see others from your college or university, or those who hold the same religious beliefs as you. Opportunity is about products, services and your job. List what you can provide and find opportunities you are open to.

“Although it’s fun to put your faith in our Video cupid, Introduce ME® lets our users take the reins with finding what they truly want. A personal Introduction is a nice touch to put your toe in the water and present yourself outside of the webcam,” said Melonie Ryan, Skyecandy’s Founder.

About Skyecandy.com
Skyecandy® brings people together with Video Dating and Introduce ME®, whether they are singles looking for first dates, or just adventurous people wanting to make new friends. Skyecandy® features Friendly Star Rating, P.S Notes, Cheeky Notes, personal Reminder Notes and the freedom to share IM contacts and Social Profiles with only the people you like.

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Skyecandy Announces Winners for ‘Your Date. Your Take’ Video Contest

Sydney, NSW August 21, 2010 — Skyecandy™ today announced the winners of “Your Date. Your Take’ Video Contest, recognizing original speed dating videos.

“We would like to thank everyone for their fun entries and helping support Skyecandy in its first ever video contest, ” said Melonie Ryan, Founder of Skyecandy.com.

Grand Prize
The Grand Prize winner is Swagley Bosley of Florida, USA, who was awarded “Our Favourite Video” for his speed dating video submission “Skyecandy Helps Me with My Dating Troubles“. Swagley will receive the perfect Logitech® Prize Pack valued at over AUD$1000 that includes a Harmony 700 Remote, S315i Rechargeable Speaker (iPod/iPhone not included), Z320 Speaker System, C500 High Definition Webcam, MK320 Wireless Desktop Keyboard, Anywhere 905 Wireless Mouse and a G3300 Gaming Headset.

Most Views on Youtube
Samantha Danis of Maine, USA was awarded for “Most Views on Youtube” for her dating video submission “Skyecandy Ad“. Samantha will receive a Logitech® C905 High Definition Webcam worth RRP AUD$199.95.

2nd Most Views on Youtube
Spencer Morton from Maine, USA was awarded for “2nd Most Views in Youtube” for his dating video submission “Skyecandy Commercial Contest Entry“. This was a substitute award for “Most Likes in Youtube”. Spencer will also receive a Logitech® C905 High Definition Webcam worth RRP AUD$199.95.

Skyecandy’s Youtube Channel is at: http://www.youtube.com/user/teamskyecandy

About Skyecandy
Skyecandy.com is the first Video Speed dating service on Skype and allows members to be matched to real people all over the world for 5 minute speed dates across all time zones. Skyecandy is committed to bringing a fun and friendly experience and introduces Friendly Star Rating, personal Reminder Notes, P.S Notes and Cheeky Notes to its online speed dating community.

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Skyecandy Video Speed Dating using Skype goes Live!

Sydney, NSW February 14, 2010 –Today, Skyecandy.com announces the official launch of video speed dating using Skype for singles all around the world. For the first time, single men and women are being matched for five minute, face-to-face Skype video speed dates to meet someone special or make new friends, all from the comfort and security of their home.

Skyecandy members can freely exchange contact details with successful date partners or choose to remain completely anonymous.

At Skyecandy’s Livestream Launch event today, Skyecandy presenters, Eddie and Dan invited Skype singles everywhere to kick off the video dating and find their Valentine on Skyecandy. The launch event gave friends and singles a closer look at how Skyecandy works and showcased world-first features that sets Skyecandy apart from other online dating experiences.

Skyecandy Launch Special Guests
Logitech Australia “We’re excited about Skyecandy’s launch, and love the fact that a webcam is being used. So I hope you find true love on our webcam this year,” said Nick Angelucci, Product & Marketing Manager at Logitech Australia, Skyecandy’s launch promotional partner.

Eroute.net
“We are so happy that people are finally getting a chance and an opportunity to start using this great channel… All you singles out there looking for love and friendship, best of luck,” said Natasha Popovich of Eroute.net, Skyecandy’s Web Hosting partner.”

The Skyecandy Moderator
Introduced as a special guest at the launch event, the Skyecandy moderator is responsible for ensuring members are using the video dating service appropriately. The Skyecandy moderator can be matched to speed date with anyone, male and female, randomly at any time. This is a brand new way of moderating live video dating.

Skyecandy has a zero tolerance policy for any unsavory use of the service and gives the Skyecandy Moderator the authority to suspend or terminate any member abusing the service, including uploading any inappropriate profile pictures.

Skyecandy works just as in real life speed dating events
What users will like about Skyecandy is that the video speed dating works, just as it does, in real life speed dating events. You check in for 1 to 10 dates, and Skyecandy matches you for a date with someone who is also checked in, based on a few specifics that you have decided on. A Skyecandy date is simply a five-minute video call. At the end of each date, the call disconnects, and you get a chance to say Yes or No to whether you liked the person or not. If you both say Yes, you can exchange Skype contacts. This means you can talk over Skype for free, in your own time, at your own pace, and from the comfort of your own home.

What you see is what you date
Because Skyecandy handles video dating over Skype, users can talk and see each other with high quality audio and life size, full screen video, limited only by their hardware and Internet connection. They get to create a true first impression.

“On most online dating sites, users have to create an imaginary feel of their matches by looking at profile pictures. And a lot of women complain that their dates turn up looking nothing like their profile picture in real life. This also adds pressure on getting your own profile picture right,” said Melonie Ryan, Founder of Skyecandy.com.

Instant matches. Instant Gratification
Skyecandy is designed to handle thousands of concurrent speed dating sessions. Each stage of these sessions are synchronized to the second, which allows you to be matched almost instantly, to someone in any part of the world, even if either user checks-in just seconds before the start of a session. With video dating and matching this fast, users can spend more time making real contact rather than sending winks and virtual gestures to attract each other.

With consecutive five-minute speed dates, users can quickly determine a mutual attraction or express guilt free rejection with no obligation to say YES to continue communication. Skyecandy ultimately saves time and eliminates the problem of misleading profiles.

More About Skyecandy:
• Demo
• Getting Started
• World-first features
• Multimedia Gallery

About Skyecandy.com
Skyecandy.com is the first video speed dating service via Skype and allows members to be matched to real people all over the world for five minute speed dates across all time zones. Skyecandy is committed to bringing a fun and friendly experience and introduces Friendly Star Rating, personal Reminder Notes, P.S Notes and Cheeky Notes to its online speed dating community.

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A World First – Skyecandy Set To Launch Video Speed Dating via Skype this Valentine’s Day

Sydney, NSW (PRWeb) February 03, 2010 — Forget blind dates, noisy bars and ‘traditional’ online dating, a new style of dating has hit Skype singles in time for Valentine’s Day. Skyecandy http://www.skyecandy.com announces a worldwide dating event this Valentine’s Day to celebrate the official launch of Skyecandy video speed dating via Skype.

Eddie and Dan, two hopeless romantics, will kick off the launch with a livestream event beginning at 9:00 a.m Sydney Time (EST) on Sunday February 14th, 2010, which will simultaneously stream on Skyecandy, Facebook and Livestream.

Skyecandy matches members for 5 minute video speed dates with real people from all over the world. It offers users the security to interact face-to-face and meet potential partners or make new friends using Skype, without having to exchange any personal information. And you can enjoy this from the comfort of your own home.

Skyecandy is designed with women in mind. “If you’re a woman on the dating scene, it can be such a minefield,” says Skyecandy founder Melonie Ryan, a thirty something Sydney-based entrepreneur. “Video dating promises to be a popular alternative to lengthy profiles searching, misleading profiles and the delayed chat and email-based communication of traditional online dating services. Now with instant face to face dating, in a matter of minutes, you can establish a mutual attraction.”

Video Speed Date sessions run every six minutes. Each video date runs for five minutes with a minute in between that enables you to give a simple answer, YES or NO. If you both vote YES, you can continue to communicate for free using Skype, in your own time, at your own pace. You can also record your thoughts with Reminder Notes about the date and send a little Post Speed Date Notes (PS note) to someone you liked.

At the livestream event on Valentine’s Day, Eddie and Dan will give friends and singles a closer look at Skyecandy and some of these world-first features that make this dating experience like no other. A surprise special guest will share the stage with Dan and Eddie who will kick off the worldwide dating event, inviting single men and women everywhere to find their Valentine on Skyecandy this Valentine’s Day. The livestream event will be archived at Skyecandy’s Facebook Page and Livestream channel.

In another Skyecandy first, the livestream event will be captured using Logitech HD webcams. Logitech comes onboard as a promotional partner for Skyecandy and is providing HD webcams for the launch as well as prizes for Skyecandy’s video contest.

“We see a synergy with Skyecandy as they are capitalising on the exponential growth of social applications like Skype, Facebook and Twitter which are changing the face of the Internet,” says Nick Angelucci, Logitech Product Marketing Manager Australia & New Zealand.

Skyecandy is a Skype Extra third party application. All you need is a PC, Internet access and a webcam. You download Skyecandy directly from Skype’s Tools Menu, Extras, Get Extras in the Community section and register as a user.

More About Skyecandy:
• Demo
• Getting Started
• World-first features
• Multimedia Gallery

About Skyecandy.com
Skyecandy.com is the first video speed dating service via Skype and allows members to be matched to real people all over the world for five minute speed dates across all time zones. Skyecandy is committed to bringing a fun and friendly experience and introduces Friendly Star Rating, personal Reminder Notes, P.S Notes and Cheeky Notes to its online speed dating community.

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Skyecandy Announces ‘Your Date. Your Take’ Video Contest

Sydney, NSW December 07, 2009 — In preparation for the official Launch Event, Skyecandy today announced ‘Your Date. Your Take’ Video Contest that is open to people everywhere. People 18 years of age or older are eligible to enter. Entrants are required to submit original videos that are up to one minute in length, sharing their dating experiences.

“With Skyecandy’s ‘Your Date.Your Take’ Video Contest, we want your original takes on dating,” said Melonie Ryan of Skyecandy . “Make it witty. Make it fun. So we can show it to everyone!”

Grand Prize
The grand prize winner will be awarded for “Our Favourite Video” and will receive the perfect Logitech® Prize Pack valued at over AUD$1000 that includes a Harmony 700 Remote, S315i Rechargeable Speaker (iPod/iPhone not included), Z320 Speaker System, C500 High Definition Webcam, MK320 Wireless Desktop Keyboard, Anywhere 905 Wireless Mouse and a G3300 Gaming Headset.

Six Category Prizes
In addition to this, six category prize winners will be awarded a Logitech® C905 High Definition Webcam, each worth RRP AUD$199.95.

The Six Categories for prizes are:
• Most Likes in Youtube
• Most Likes in Facebook
• Most Views in Youtube
• 3 Videos We really like

Logitech comes onboard as a promotional partner for Skyecandy and is providing prizes for the video contest.

“As a world leader in webcam technology, Logitech knows there is more to it than just megapixels,” says Nick Angelucci, Logitech Product Marketing Manager Australia & New Zealand. “A lot depends on the lens, sensor and software for the best image possible on your video calls. In such a service provided by Skyecandy, first impressions count, so why risk meeting your perfect partner if your webcam is not up to scratch. For face-to-face video conversations, Logitech has the right webcams for you.”

View contest details, official rules, prizes and eligibility requirements at www.facebook.com/TeamSkyecandy under the Promotions tab.

About Skyecandy

Skyecandy.com is the first Video Speed dating service on Skype and allows members to be matched to real people all over the world for 5 minute speed dates across all time zones. Skyecandy is committed to bringing a fun and friendly experience and introduces Friendly Star Rating, personal Reminder Notes, P.S Notes and Cheeky Notes to its online speed dating community.

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Skyecandy Releases Demo for Video Speed Dating on Skype

Sydney, NSW (PRWEB) June 30, 2009 — In preparation for a global launch, Skyecandy, the first online video dating service to introduce free video speed dating on Skype, today announced the release of a full online Demo to showcase the exclusive features of the service.

The Skyecandy Demo is now available to the public in High Definition on Youtube and is also located for Skyecandy members at http://www.skyecandy.com/demo.
Narrated using the voice of Bob Stephenson, the Skyecandy Demo walks a viewer step by step through the Skyecandy video dating experience, from how to download and install the Skyecandy Skype app to continuing free communication with a successful speed date partner.

Using a combination of animated characters and real people, the Skyecandy Demo focuses on informing viewers how to:

• download Skyecandy Skype app from Skype’s Tools menu
• register
• use an Interactive Map to see real-time information of users online and popular times of use around the world
• check-in to meet people on Skype
• video date
• vote Yes or No
• rate a speed date partner’s friendliness
• make personal Reminder Notes
• send P.S notes to someone you vote Yes to
• check successful speed date Results
• and continue free communication using Skyecandy Cheeky notes and Skype

“Apart from being one of the few really polished applications available for Skype, what I really like about it is the care that went into producing the introduction video. Anyone who has ever released a product should take note, this sets the bench mark in product teaser videos,” said Lester Madden, the former Platform Manager responsible for the Skype Extras Manager.
For more information about Skyecandy’s Skype video dating service, visit What is Skyecandy.

About Skyecandy.com:
Skyecandy.com is the first Video Speed dating service on Skype and allows members to be matched to real people all over the world for 5 minute speed dates across all time zones. Skyecandy is committed to bringing a fun and friendly experience and introduces Friendly Star Rating, personal Reminder Notes, P.S Notes and Cheeky Notes to its online speed dating community.

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Skyecandy launches Video Speed Dating on Skype for Global Beta Testing

Sydney, NSW (PRWEB) April 15, 2009 — Skyecandy today introduced video speed dating to Skype users, a fast, fun and free dating service that matches members for 5 minute speed dates with real people all over the world from the comfort and security of their own home.

Skyecandy is Open for Beta Testing
Available now for Windows, Skyecandy is listed in the New and Community section in Skype Extras.

Skyecandy is inviting male and female Skype singles all around the world to be the first to try it out and provide feedback.

Designed With Single Women in Mind.
Skyecandy is all about having fun and is designed to encourage a friendly environment where every member has a visible history of friendliness.

Skyecandy offers single women the security to video date face to face and meet someone special or make new friends using Skype without having to exchange any personal information.

Women can feel good about a mutual attraction, as it takes a Yes from both parties to make a date successful or express guilt-free rejection without any obligation to continue communication.

“Skyecandy’s intent is to create a powerful brand of integrity, and visually appeal to fun and genuine people, and in particular, women,” said Melonie Ryan, Founder of Skyecandy.

Features Unique to Skyecandy:

• • Choose the number of consecutive speed dates
• • Meet people on Skype
  
• • Friendly Star Rating for every member
• • Make personal Reminder Notes about speed date partners
• • Review and Confirm Process to reconsider votes and finish rating dates
• • Send surprise P.S. Notes to Yes vote partners
• • Results area that allows members to continue free communication
• • Add successful dates to Skype contacts
• • Send Cheeky Notes to successful dates

For more information about Skyecandy and how it offers a new, easier, faster, and safer online dating experience, visit Skyecandy About Us.

About Skyecandy.com:
Skyecandy.com is the first Video Speed dating service on Skype and allows members to be matched to real people all over the world for consecutive speed dates, continuously scheduled every few minutes. Skyecandy is committed to bringing a fun and friendly experience and introduces Friendly Star Rating, P.S Notes and personal Reminder Notes to its online speed dating community.

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