Video adds another dimension to profiles, so I expect to see the number of meaningful conversations increase even further." "Our profiles already do a great job, but video creates the opportunity for our members to learn about potential matches in a way that simply can’t be captured with still photos and text." "Hinge is now 5x more effective at turning connections into conversations. "On Hinge we encourage our members to be authentic with one another because we know that leads to the best connections," Hinge CEO, Justin McLeod, tells Bustle. But now, Hinge, the relationship app, is looking to change all of that with a new feature that no other major dating app has: video. And many times, how someone comes across in their profile is nothing like how they are when we end up meeting them IRL. We see them on paper, but depending on the app or how well they've filled out their profile, there's not always depth.
We see a couple (well-selected) photos, a brief line or bio (maybe), and where they went to school or their company's name. It's no secret that humanizing our dating app matches/potential matches doesn't always come easily on dating apps. According to him, he felt like he saw my personality through that 8-second clip. He was referring to a Boomerang I posted on Facebook where I was waving at the camera from a treadmill desk. "I asked you out after I saw that video of you on a treadmill." Confused but also kind of curious as to why he was contacting me out of the blue several years later, I agreed to a date and immediately asked what was up. Three years! We talked briefly, exchanged numbers, but never ended up meeting up or talking again - which isn't rare at all for someone you "met" on an app. Last summer I received a Facebook friend request and then a "hey, how's it going?" text from a guy I met on a dating app (but never IRL) three years prior.
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