WooMe Hosts 'No Need to Spend Valentine's Day Alone' Meeting Event

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Don't have a date for Valentine's Day? Or maybe you don't want one? Regardless of the circumstances that find you alone, WooMe is offering a fun and unique alternative to spending February 14th by yourself. WooMe (http://www.woome.com), the fastest-growing online live introductions platform, is hosting a national "meet-up" where thousands of people can engage in live, online speed-dating sessions via their webcam. The event, called "no need to spend Valentine's Day alone," will take place on Thursday, February 14 from 5 p.m. - 3a.m. EST and is free to everyone.

According to census figures, it is estimated that over 30 million people spend the day alone. Many of these people struggle with the pressure of trying to find a date for the day or dread the idea of being alone for the holiday. WooMe is relieving the pressure of Valentine's Day by offering everyone a place to meet and engage live in voice and video "speed sessions".

"This is an opportunity for the millions of people who are spending the day alone to go online and meet fun and interesting people in a relaxed environment," said Stephen Stokols, CEO and co-founder of WooMe. "But, we are not ruling out the possibility that some people may find their Valentine."

The number of single adults has doubled over the last few years according to census figures. In addition, there are over 900 matchmaking services and dating sites in the U.S. trying to satisfy the increasing number of singles.

"People try traditional online dating sites in hopes of meeting someone to spend Valentine's Day with but many don't succeed," added Stokols. "Our event gives people the opportunity to meet up and talk on Valentine's Day. They can have fun without the pressure that often accompanies most dating sites and offline events."

WooMe is revolutionizing the way people meet online. In its first 10 weeks of operation, WooMe has introduced over 500,000 people from across the world. Recently the company hosted a local online event focusing on Los Angeles that attracted over 6,000 visitors. WooMe expects to attract over 25,000 visitors from across the country for the event.

Registration is always free on the site but users are charged a small fee if there is mutual interest from both parties and they decide to "woo" each other. WooMe is waiving the fee for this event.

About WooMe

WooMe (http://www.woome.com) was launched in November 2007 by a high-profile, international management team with experience in bringing innovative web applications to market for companies including: AltaVista, CMGI, British Telecom, Accenture, Qwest, Shopzilla, and Trilogy. Stephen Stokols, co-founder and CEO, was British Telecom's youngest vice president, growing the company's eCommerce revenues over 300 percent, to more than $1bn in his first 12 months. George Berkowski, co-founder and Product Director, brings extensive technical and marketing experience in the online space as well as outer space (he was part of the team at MirCorp which arranged the first tourist mission to the International Space Station).

WooMe is an international company with offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and London. WooMe's investors include: Atomico Investments, Mangrove Capital Partners, and Klaus Hommels ("European Investor of the Year," 2006).

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