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"Using Bluetooth wireless technology - a short-range system built into many mobile phones - would-be daters subscribe to a service that stores a personal profile, their photograph and a wish-list of what they are looking for in a partner.  
"Using Bluetooth wireless technology - a short-range system built into many mobile phones - would-be daters subscribe to a service that stores a personal profile, their photograph and a wish-list of what they are looking for in a partner.  
    
    
When the database spots enough similarities between two people who are in close proximity no matter if it is in a shopping mall, office, bar or cafe - the service tells their mobile phones to communicate with each other, sending over a package of details and a picture.  
When the database spots enough similarities between two people who are in close proximity no matter if it is in a shopping mall, office, bar or cafe - the service tells their mobile phones to communicate with each other, sending over a package of details and a picture.  
    
    
After the help of technology, comes the human bit - deciding whether and how to talk to a complete stranger."
After the help of technology, comes the human bit - deciding whether and how to talk to a complete stranger."


If this could also be done for [[buying criteria]], this would be one of the most [[essential projects]], since it would help people with similar views find each other and cooperate on [[Campaign]]s ("[[buy local]]" efforts) or [[Research]] relevant to their local area.  This would especially help [[Distributed Consumerium]] which would rely more on such local initiatives.
If this could also be done for [[buying criteria]], this would be one of the most [[essential projects]], since it would help people with similar views find each other and cooperate on [[Campaign]]s ("[[buy local]]" efforts) or [[Research]] relevant to their local area.  This would especially help [[Distributed Consumerium]] which would rely more on such local initiatives.
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