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Life & fun · November 27, 2011

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Hoodsup, meet those you should meet

Hey HN, I've been a long time HN reader and here is my first contribution. Hoodsup.me is a chat-based matchmaking app built on top of your Facebook social graph. It matchmakes you with people who are geographically close to you and with whom you share common points. You can optionally activate your webcam to talk face-to-face with your partner. Think of it as a Sonar meets a genital-free Chatroulette. I would love to get some feedback. It's only optimized for WebKit for now. No signup is required so just stop by and say hi! :) Clickable link: <a…

Hoodsup, meet those you should meet launched on November 27, 2011 with 15 votes, #58 of 264 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.

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Hoodsup is a chat-based matchmaking application that connects users with nearby people who share common interests, drawing on their Facebook social graph. The platform enables text-based conversations and optional face-to-face video chat with matched connections. Designed for WebKit browsers, it requires no signup to begin meeting new people in the user's geographic area.

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Hey HN, I've been a long time HN reader and here is my first contribution. Hoodsup.me is a chat-based matchmaking app built on top of your Facebook social graph. It matchmakes you with people who are geographically close to you and with whom you share common points. You can optionally activate your webcam to talk…

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