Tinder Is Testing Looping Videos and Everyone's About to Get Real Thirsty
Here's one more thing you have to add to your bio.
By Stacey Leasca
As if online dating wasn't stressful enough, Tinder is testing a new feature that may just give you profile anxiety.
"Loops represents the next step in the evolution of our classic profile," Brian Norgard, Chief Product Officer at Tinder, said in a statement. "With the addition of video, users have a new way to express themselves while also gaining key insights into the lives of potential matches. Whether it's dancing at a concert, doing cartwheels on the beach, or clinking glasses with friends, Loops makes profiles come alive."
According to Borgard, the company believes people will walk away with more matches and conversations thanks to Tinder Loops. He added that he is looking "forward to seeing how our users creatively adopt the feature." (Hint: It's going to become porn in 3...2...1.)
So far, the feature is only available to iOS users in Canada and Sweden, but odds are it will be coming to a phone near you soon.
That means that soon you'll not only have to find your best photos, craft a perfect bio and think of your wittiest opening lines, but now, you'll also have to figure out a way to look cool as hell in a two second looping video.
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While nobody is quite sure how the videos will work out just yet, Mike, one of the most swiped-right guys on Tinder, exactly how to craft the perfect dating profile to attract more matches.
Start with your images
Since you only get a few photos to advertise yourself, he said it's best to steer clear of group shots.
"For me, it's all about solo pictures," Mike said. "I don't want the girls swiping to be guessing who I am. This isn't Where's Waldo, this is a dating app."
You better not be basic in your pics
"I absolutely will not ever put a gym photo up," he explained.
Make that bio pithy
"Once I put in a bio that was funny and playful and in my own voice, I started getting much better matches and dates," he said, adding the key here is to stay authentic to who you really are.
Need more help with online dating? Here are three reasons why you may not be getting a message back from the women you're swiping right on and how you should be leading the conversation instead.
Stacey Leasca Stacey Leasca is a journalist from Rhode Island.
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