A New App for Dating on Facebook?

Have you ever used your social networks to find a date? If you've browsed through your friend's friends on Facebook and tried to connect with someone you found attractive, then you might be interested in an app that takes things one step further.

Yoke, an app developed by Rob Fishman and Jeff Revesz and launched jat the end of March, allows you to find the single friends of your friends on Facebook. Instead of setting up a profile however, it allows you to choose five photos from your Facebook page and share the information you've posted about yourself with others who have signed up.

The great thing about this is its ease and convenience - a much more attractive option than spending a lot of time manually scanning and randomly messaging friends of friends or asking your Facebook friends to introduce you or set you up. It also separates out the non-singles because you're required to put your relationship status to participate (although you can use Yoke to find friends with similar interests and not just to date). Plus, it matches you with others based on compatible profile data - like if you live in the same city.

While Yoke matches you with others using corresponding likes or number of friends in common, it also takes a more personal approach. If you have an obscure band or musician that you like, if one of your single friends-of-friends likes it too (even if you don't have other activities or interests in common), you will be matched. Hey, you never know who you'll click with.

According to Yoke's website, matches are shown to you via a carousel where you click on an image, and that person's profile information and interests (that matched yours) appear underneath, along with the five photos they shared with Yoke. Beneath the match appear all of the friends you have in common. If you click on one of their names, you can send a message to ask about the person you've been matched with. You can let the person know you're interested in meeting them directly or you can save to your favorites and wait to hear back or make a decision later.

The problem? As usual when it comes to social media, you should be mindful of what you decide to post on your profile. Just like potential employers could look at your Facebook page to see if you're a good job candidate, potential dates can use this app to see what you've posted in your Facebook profile and make assumptions about who you are.

The upside? It's a new way to meet people, taking advantage of a great tool like Facebook. And you're essentially meeting through people you already know. What could be better than that?

For more information on how to use this social networking site as a dating tool you can read our Facebook review.