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Mobile Video Date

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-VIDEO DATE- Real People, Reel time dating.

Talk live face to face over your mobile network / WiFi. It’s the real way to meet that special somebody. 

Hi, my name is MARCEL CAFFERATA I’m a Bay Area Firefighter and a loving family man. As a Firefighter I enjoy rescuing cats from trees, making the sick smile, putting out those nasty fires, but I couldn’t just stop there.   I understand it’s a mobile world and were just living in it, so I created something I believe all single / mobile daters want but the markets were missing: MOBILE VIDEO DATING.

MISSION:  To connect people to a superior experience, making dating fun, and easy using face to face live interaction.  

COMPANY OVERVIEW:  Mobile Video Date, Inc has developed a revolutionary mobile app that fills the VOID in today’s mobile dating world. Realizing how saturate the dating scene appears and we (VIDEO DATE) wanted to solve the biggest issues:

1. waisting the mobile daters valuable time with fake and altered profiles.
2. Not being able to screen a possible match prior to an actual first date.
3. Blindly figuring a possible date just from a profile or algorithm.

Today over 50% of the profiles you view are falsely altered as well as pics. VIDEO DATE also understands the importance of safety and security when potentially meeting that special someone.   VIDEO DATE offers: a social dating network dedicated to VIDEO DATING with security, safety, enjoyment. Look no further, the VIDEO DATE app is here!

DESCRIPTION: -Features-

1. Sign-up through FACEBOOK- for a quick and easy profile the FACEBOOK sign-up makes the process simple and seamless.
2. You can also access 50 photo- from your FACEBOOK profile as well.
3. Face Recognition Software- No user can post any pictures that does not include a face. This eliminates the chance for inappropriate and unwanted pictures.
4. Video Chat Software- Peer 2 Peer live video chatting. Works on all mobile networks (3G, 4G, LTE, and WiFi) in Real time!
5. Cross Platform Application- iOS and Android: so you can communicate anytime from Android to iOS!
6. Messaging- In the message section you can instantly send messages back and forth to any VIDEO DATE member without exchanging emails or phone numbers. This includes picture sharing!
7. Menu Page- The menu page is the central hub where you can VIEW YOUR PROFILE, FIND A DATE, SEE WHO VIEWED YOUR PROFILE, REQUEST NEW FRIENDS OR SEE YOUR REQUESTS, AND CHANGE SETTINGS.
8. Privacy- With the ability to report a concern at anytime, personal information (data) remains private, and the ability to video chat “VIDEO DATE” insures maximum safety.
9. Search- Find a date base on your own preferences that include GPS (geo location) which allows you to see all the potential dates/friends in your area.

GENERAL INFORMATION:

VIDEO DATE is a mobile app that captures the consumers need for not only social networking, but more specifically mobile dating. In today’s fast paced world, we at Mobile Video Date recognize the consumers need for a superior dating experience.

RISKS AND CHALLENGES

Challenges:  As the creator and founder I actually funded the entire project myself and did it out of my salary (as a career FIREFIGHTER).

RISKS: 

1. gaining the user base. A successful app needs a solid users base. 2.Technology constantly changing and it’s hard to keep up.

-Every project is a risk but I really believe this can become the next MATCH.COM and dominate the dating market. I already have interested parties wanting to expand in over seas (China) as well as South America. 

THOUGHTS ON SUCCESS: FACEBOOK started out of a single dorm why couldn’t mine start out of my house. 

VIDEO DATE Has a marketing plan, business plan and has monetization (geo targeting banner bars) in place upon release.  Patents currently pending for dating video chat of mobile devices.

Recent Milestones

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  Mobile Video Date — VIDEO DATE: Kickstarter profile. Although dating apps aren't allowed to raise capital through Kickstarter company it's cool to display my app. (10/24/12)
  Posted 11/9/12 at 3:01am via kickstarter.com
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  Mobile Video Date — MOBILE VIDEO DATE INC. on Gust.com (10/1/12)
  Posted 11/9/12 at 2:46am via gust.com
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  Mobile Video Date — VIDEO DATE interview at rescuecom.com (9/30/12)
  Posted 11/9/12 at 2:37am via rescuecom.com
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  Mobile Video Date — In SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE AT TechCrunch Disrupt (9/15/12)
  Posted 11/9/12 at 2:35am via sfgate.com
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  Mobile Video Date — VIDEO DATE had an awesome TechCrunch interview at DISRUPT! (9/14/12)
  Posted 11/9/12 at 2:40am via techcrunch.com
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  Mobile Video Date added Marcel Cafferata as CEO / Founder. (2/1/11)
  Posted 8/31/12 at 9:11am

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Screenshots

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Above: Video Date Screen Shots
Uploaded: 9/6/12

Sources

Interview (sfgate.com) [edit]
Interview (rescuecom.com) [edit]
TechCrunch interview (m.techcrunch.com) [edit]
Profile (gust.com) [edit]
KICKSTARTER.COM (kickstarter.com) [edit]