A general concern that I would have is that there have been various websites over the years that address this problem (the first one I remember was called something like CrushMail back in 1999 or so and the most recent was the pivot made by Breakup Notifier after Facebook shut them down (http://apps.ycombinator.com/item?id=2264660)). But often, they end up being mostly a way for people to spam their friends instead of people getting value out of it. (Typically, they ask you to enter email addresses of who you think has a crush on you. The site then uses that information to notify those people that someone has a crush on them. So when you find a 'match' it could just be that both people entered the others' name on there thinking that they might be the one to have a crush on them.)
Re:Ask HN: How would you market this site?
by frommers on Saturday August 20, 2011 @09:27PM
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I think you need to add an explanation of the site, the concept, and address how it works. I think most people may be scared away by not having a good understanding of how it works, especially being that it has to do with their personal lives.
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Re:Ask HN: How would you market this site?
by jaredsohn on Saturday August 20, 2011 @10:02PM
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...and that it requires giving access to all sorts of Facebook permissions when all the user knows about the site beforehand is "LuckyChat - Connect with someone special"
Re:Ask HN: How would you market this site?
by oseibonsu on Saturday August 20, 2011 @10:56PM
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Comments like these is why I love HN. Thanks!
Re:Ask HN: How would you market this site?
by benmlang on Saturday August 20, 2011 @09:40PM
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Agreed. Would be great to get a different domain name also, not a fan of .biz.
Re:Ask HN: How would you market this site?
by michaelpinto on Saturday August 20, 2011 @11:20PM
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Potential solution: LuckyCh.at