Cloud Girlfriend, despite what it sounds like, doesn't really have anything to do with cloud computing. Rather, it uses a cloud of
women to pose as your girlfriend on Facebook, or your favorite social network of choice. The service is scheduled to launch 'soon,' and there's no indication of how much it will cost.
With the tagline 'The easiest way to get a girlfriend is to already have one,' Cloud Girlfriend promises to be a very interesting startup indeed. The brains of the operation, David Fuhriman, speaking
to CNET, says it's all about fulfilling
Maslow's hierarchy of needs. "CloudGirlfriend.com can fulfill Maslow's higher needs, even though the users know that the interaction is virtual. They will interact with a real person and see real profile images of the girl with whom they interact. This interaction can build confidence and esteem as well as provide real training experiences in navigating a friendship and a relationship."
Our concern, of course, is that it's very nearly
April 1. We're also worried by the fact that Fuhriman has a name that sounds ominously like
a social subculture that we've grown strangely attracted to here in the Download Squad bunker.
Finally, just stop and think about it for a second. Because your cloud girlfriend will be
entirely virtual, she could be based anywhere. She could be underage -- or
overage -- or she might be someone who you know in real life. She could even be a
relative of yours, and you'd never know.
Let's not forget this is
the Internet we're talking about, folks. Worst case scenario, she could turn out to be a hairy,
male truck driver from Texas. Such as... your dad, perhaps?
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