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IceBreakerAR: A Revolutionary Product For Making Personal Connections Powered By Blockchain

Jillian Godsil
3 min readJun 5, 2018

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Today’s dating, meeting, career networking websites and apps follow a similar model using data from user profiles, questionnaires and matching algorithms to make connections. This has translated to approximately $2.5 Billion just for the online and mobile dating industry alone in the U.S. and Canada, according to IBISWorld.

These platforms have now reached a plateau in innovation and this sentiment is viewed across the industry as revenue forecasts are expected to grow more slowly over the next five years. Studies have now cast doubt on the effectiveness of matchmaking algorithms. The entire experience is also very passive — users must create a profile, scroll through innumerable matches and they can be spending weeks or months exchanging messages before scheduling a dinner or coffee, only to realize within minutes of meeting their date there is no real connection.

Additionally, these platforms suffer from the proliferation and sophistication of profile bots, out-of-date or fake photos, lack of follow through and data security. The industry has not undergone a meaningful evolution since entering the market in the early 2000’s.

IceBreakerAR is a revolutionary tool that will transform the way people make connections by removing the core barriers which prevent humans from reaching out and interacting with one another. It moves the online connection to the real world in an effective way, empowering users with…

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