Lots of dating sites have tried adding video profiles. The problem is that they are difficult to monitor. As I said in a recent post, Video will take off at some point when there is artificial intelligence or effective crowdsourcing capabilities able to identify and censor inappropriate behavior in real-time. Right now it’s simply too much of a liability (resource and legal) for dating sites to offer video profiles.
I am a huge believer of the power of video profiles. You can learn a lot more about a person from their profile when the traditional About Me and About You essay questions are complemented by a short video.
I was pointed to this fun video of a woman balancing 15 books on my head, reciting pi to the 100th digit, and solving a rubik’s cube. This just a silly example of how much you can learn about a person when they are involved in pursuits they find challenging and important. Regardless of what video profiles look like in the future, I hope they don’t look like the one below.
