Virtual Reality Is The Future of Online Dating

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(Free-Press-Release.com) August 18, 2008 -- Toronto, CA, Aug 18, 2008 -- Igor Kotlyar, CEO and creator of OmniDate, will present the reality of virtual worlds to the personal and social networking community at the Internet Dating Conference which is happening September 22 and 23, 2008, in London. OmniDate is a plug and play application that transforms any online dating site into a virtual world.

Kotlyar will describe the future of virtual applications at the conference on Monday 22nd September at 4:15pm GMT. The conference takes place at Millennium Gloucester Hotel Kensington and Conference Centre. He believes it is critical that website operators recognize how fast virtual reality will transform the online dating world. “The monumental change occurring right now is in virtual reality, and the growth will be astonishing,” he says. “In a matter of months, virtual worlds on websites will be mainstream. Consumers will demand it, and every site will have it. It will be impossible to survive without it.”

Kotlyar will present hard numbers and data that show how adding virtual reality to dating sites results in increased traffic and revenue, including higher conversion rates and increased retention. The data comes from test markets, from actual applications on current dating sites, and from user feedback. Demographics show that over fifty percent of the users in the OmniDate test market are over 30, and over half are women.

At the conference, Kotlyar will demonstrate how virtual reality lifts online dating to a new level that is more satisfying and rewarding for the consumer. “Even more important,” says the creator of OmniDate “is how virtual reality creates opportunities for online dating sites that will make them competitive with social networking sites.” He explains that “the gaps in service that allowed social networking sites to compete for the online dating market can be addressed and fixed by adding virtual reality to personal dating sites.”

“Websites that add virtual worlds will have a real edge in the market, and will experience rapid expansion across the board,” states Kotlyar. “I am excited to be able to bring this information and hard data to the iDate Conference in London. I look forward to sharing and networking about virtual reality, the next wave of phenomenal growth for the online community.”

About OmniDate

OmniDate utilizes the latest in virtual technology to create dating scenarios to introduce people to each other. The setting may be a lounge, a restaurant or a resort, with games to help further the mission of getting to know someone new. The goal of OmniDate is to take the dating experience from the small computer screen to the bigger screen of life. The company was founded by husband and wife team, Igor Kotlyar, Ph.D. and Ravit Abelman. OmniDate installs its application in dating sites in the US and Canada, and operates a test site at www.OmniDate.com.

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