http://blog.woome.com a blog about how to 'enjoy the minute' Thu, 06 Mar 2008 20:48:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en To many users, WooMe represents the ultimate way to meet new people, in REAL time. In only three months since public launch, WooMe has powered over 60,000 speed sessions making over 365k introductions to people from over 199 different countries. WooMe simply understands how to hook people up! We are ... http://blog.woome.com/internet-newbie-industry-set-to-take-on-industry-elite/ Stephen Stokols, WooMe.com founder and CEO may be the experienced business executive driving the company forward, however, if not for his little sister, 23 year old Haley, WooMe.com would not exist today. WooMe's concept, taking speed dating online though live voice and video communications was actually developed by Haley after her many failed attempts finding ... http://blog.woome.com/brother-and-sister-team-propel-startup-into-nyc-and-connect-people-live-on-morning-show/ Only 5 days since our launch and WooMe is already taking the world by storm, literally, with users from 179 countries participating in over 1000  2200 speed sessions, facilitating over 30,000 55,000 introductions. As in real life, introductions and connections on WooMe are initiated for a wide range of reasons. ... http://blog.woome.com/worlds-first-live-introductions-platform/ With all the coverage surrounding our launch, it appears we WOO'd just a few too many people. Our site came down tonight shortly after our sessions began at 7pm due to the overwhelming traffic loads on our servers. First and foremost, we apologize to everyone who decided to check out our ... http://blog.woome.com/i-guess-we-wood-you-a-bit-too-much/ Today, WooMe officially opens its Beta to the world, with one clear goal in mind: To revolutionize the way that people meet. First and foremost, we want to extend our thanks to the alpha users who have logged countless hours playing speed session the past 2 months and whose feedback ... http://blog.woome.com/woome-opens-to-the-world/ San Francisco socialite Adriana Gascoigne joined forces with WooMe last week to host an incredibly successful networking party for a select group of San Francisco movers & shakers. Invite only guests participated in over 20 topical live video/audio speed sessions on WooMe.com. The diverse group, ranging from investment bankers ... http://blog.woome.com/san-francisco-movers-shakers-use-woome-for-new-wave-networking-woome-now-party-later/ Now is your chance to get early access to www.woome.com , the fun fast and free way to meet people, before your friends! After completing some recent enhancements WooMe is ready to send out a limited number of invitations next week, selected at random, to a handful of lucky ... http://blog.woome.com/limited-time-accepting-users-for-early-access/ For all of you who have been waiting to watch the video of our TechCrunch40 demo, here it is: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmygOOsTSUw] http://blog.woome.com/techcrunch40-full-video-of-the-demo/ Brad Stone writes an interesting piece about WooMe in the New York Times. He asks the question: 'So can online-speed dating work (as a business, and as a way of meeting someone special)?' We clearly think the answer is yes. But we think the answer is a bit ... http://blog.woome.com/no-brad-webcams-dont-make-you-look-fat/ We always knew traditional online dating sites were inherently flawed, given their focus on long extended profiles and computer algorithms to connect people of similar interests. However, it wasn't until our team stumbled upon the article below that we knew how equally dangerous they could actually be. Chinese teen kills self ... http://blog.woome.com/saving-lives-everyday/