Graeme Thickins of Tech~Surf~blog interviews Ben Pollack, director of products, and Christian Wiklund, CEO, of Skout — at the DEMO ’09 conference, which was held March 1-3, 2009, in Palm Desert, CA.
One of the most talked about presenters this year was a location-based online dating service called Skout. It used to be just another dating site till the founders came up with a new wrinkle that uses large touch-screen plasma displays in bars and night clubs — so you can find and flirt with other singles in the immediate vicinity, meaning in that bar or anywhere within about a mile and a half radius. The CEO, Christian Wiklund, and VP of bus dev, Redg Snodgrass, did a high-energy stage pitch, which included the unveiling of one of their new kiosks that will soon be in 10,000 night spots all over the country in a town near you — in various sizes, some freestanding, some wall-mounted. I spoke with Ben Pollack, director of products, who’s pictured at right (that’s CEO Christian Wiklund at left). Note: Skout was one of seven “DEMOgod Award” winners announced as the final conference session wrapped up Tuesday afternoon. Yes, it’s true: it seems the judges are really into flirting…. 🙂
What a cool way to meet people, not just for dating, but for friends! :]