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Photo Dating? Startup Matches Singles With Similar Faces

"it's an extremely simple dating site. Instead of filling out long questionnaires, users take a photo of themselves and post it to the site or the iPhone app. The site uses facial recognition software to analyze features in the photo and the photos of other users, and spits out a "compatibility score." There's an option to message people who are highly compatible with you... ."
http://mashable.com/2011/09/13/soul2match/

Soul2Match dating website claims it can link potential dates based on photos, facial features

"...The idea that "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" is nothing new - only now, there's an app that proves it..."

http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/2011/09/18/2011-09-18_soul2match_dating_website_claims_it_can_link_potential_dates_based_on_photos_fac.html#ixzz1YNRglhPN

TechCrunch Disrupt More Than Arrington v. AOL; TripTrotting, Shaker

"...there are entrepreneurs walking around from TechCrunch Disrupt (and in some cases all the way back to TechCrunch 40 and TechCrunch 50), and a lot of really interesting companies, from TripTrotting and Shaker, to TimeView and Soul2Match."
http://blog.sfgate.com/abraham/2011/09/13/techcrunch-disrupt-more-than-arrington-v-aol-triptrotting-shaker/ and http://www.tout.com/m/8p8m7f
and
http://www.tout.com/m/8p8m7f

Radio interview on The Playboy Radio Morning Show

Founder of Soul2Match Linda van Liempt had an interview on The Playboy Radio Morning Show with Andrea Lowell and Kevin Klein. They bring the Playboy lifestyle to radio by integrating many of the magazine's famous features, including the Playboy Advisor.
http://www.siriusxm.com/playboyradio

Radio interview on The Maryland Radio , Ron Smith Show

Bloomberg West was live streaming from TechCrunch. Soul2Match was one of the few companies that had an interview with them.
http://www.wbal.com/shows/smith/

Radio interview on The Maryland Radio , Ron Smith Show

Founder of Soul2Match Linda van Liempt had an interview on The Maryland Radio , Ron Smith Show.
http://www.wbal.com/shows/smith/

Soul2Match.com - Meet Your Match Based on How You Look What's the true weight that looks have on any relationship?

Is focusing on the inside really fruitful when one is looking for his perfect match? That can be argued from dawn till dusk, with both sides coming up with some substantial opinions. But (like some poet once said), the fact remains the first kiss two people give each other is never with their lips. Rather, the first time a couple kisses is with their eyes
http://www.killerstartups.com/Web20/soul2match-com-meet-your-match-based-on-how-you-look

The Search for What Clicks In the New Digital Singles Scene

"...And now a wave of newer dating sites are wooing the market with quirky concepts and emerging technology--including mobile apps, social media, geolocation, and even facial recognition--to challenge traditional sites and our concept of seeking love online. Take startup Soul2Match, which launched in February 2011, using facial recognition software to pair people with similar bone structure."
http://www.fastcompany.com/1774605/new-ways-to-look-for-love-online?partner=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+fastcompany/headlines+(Fast+Company+Headlines)

Soul2Match: Looking For Love 

"...some sites have made attempts to improve people's chances of finding a good match. These range from personality matching, astrological sign pairing, to filling out simple questionnaires. What if there was a way to tell immediately if someone was a good fit? Such as a simple and easy test that is in most cases an accurate indication about a couple's compatibility. One such test is brought to us by a newly released site, Soul2Match. And the test? They compare two people's faces and give them a compatibility rating."
http://slapstart.com/2011/08/soul2match/

Soul2Match Brings Facial Recognition to Online Dating

"This is the kind of stuff that makes me want to get up in the morning. We're talking real innovation, raising the bar, taking online dating to the next level, doing great big things and changing the game. It's been a long time since I said that about the online dating industry, today is a good day!"
http://onlinedatingpost.com/archives/2011/03/soul2match-brings-facial-recognition-to-online-dating/

Unusual Dating Sites

These dating sites offer something unusual, new or different - such as streaming real-time video dates, marketing to an unusual audience or anything else the mind can imagine. Soul2Match.com is a dating site that matches singles using facial recognition software.
http://dating.about.com/od/dating20/Dating_20_TechnologyBased_Dating_Sites.htm

Soul2Match.com Dating Site

What Makes The Dating Service Unique?
"This website is the first to use facial recognition technology in dating. This enables users to quickly find their look-alike without numerous questions or tests. Click a few faces and email the highest rated, and you're done."
http://dating.about.com/u/sty/datingsiteprofiles/datingservice_submissions/Soul2Match-com-Dating-Site.htm

Soul2Match - Dating Site Review

"This revolutionary website matches its members with sophisticated facial matchmaking software. This idea is based on the well-known theory that people who look alike tend to be attracted to one-another. The plus side is that lengthy questionnaires are not required."
http://www.dating-service.com/review/Sites/soul2match.com/

Soul 2 Match: A New Way of Dating

"If you haven't heard, a new dating site is redefining the art of "virtual matchmaking." Soul2Match, a new dating service, uses facial recognition technology to match singles.  According to Jorn Eiting, president of the company, couples that look-a-like tend to have more things in common, leading to longer relationships than partners who don't resemble each other at all."
http://turnstylenews.com/2011/03/17/soul-2-match-a-new-way-of-dating/

Bringing 'Love at First Sight' Online

SAN FRANCISCO, February 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Imagine finding your perfect partner through a picture. Newly launched dating site Soul2Match makes it possible. By using a computer program calculating the odds of people being soul mates based on their facial features, the company supplies the ultimate life companion.
http://www.freshnews.com/news/451101/bringing-love-first-sight-online

New Innovation in Online Dating: Photo Soul Mates

While most sites use personality questionnaires and interest based searches Soul2Match has come up with a unique way of finding matches. This new site relies on finding soul mates through matching facial features. It is based on a theory that different facial features and expressions are similar to a variety of personality traits. Users upload a photograph upon signing up for the program, they then search through other photographs and are given a compatibility rating based on the facial characteristics of other daters.
http://www.adi-news.com/new-innovation-in-online-dating-photo-soul-mates/29360/

Interview with Jorn Eiting

"Our guest on this segment co-created a company that combines technology, intuition and human behavioral science into a unique relationship service called Soul2Match. Jorn Eiting joins us to share the development process, the features of the service and the vision."

http://www.smallbizamerica.com/efactor/detail/jorn-eiting-soul2match/ , http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/e-factor/id371584797

Interview with Linda van Liempt

"Soul2Match uses facial-recognition technology that is used in major security systems to analyze a thousand facial features to find similarities. Soul2Match is all about simplicity, and gives back some of the five hours that people spend on dating sites every week. Upon joining, members upload a photo and start clicking on other people's photos to get an instant compatibility rating." http://www.deondernemer.nl/

Interview with Jorn Eiting and Linda van Liempt

"Soul2Match can help you to find your face mate. Soul2Match is all about simplicity, and gives back some of the five hours that people spend on dating sites every week. Upon joining, members upload a photo and start clicking on other people's photos to get an instant compatibility rating." http://www.destatus.nl/tent/efactor/linda-van-liempt--jorn-eiting.aspx