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 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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