Another use for Zoom

Apparently, Zoom is not just a tool for businesspeople across the world who are unable to network in person due to Covid-19. 

According to reports, Zoom has become one of the major tools for the single-and-ready-to-mingle out there.

Replacing the ‘casual drinks in the local pub to scout someone out’, Zoom is filling a gap for those looking to find love. Though the initial match may be made on Tinder or similar online dating sites, to ensure someone is not being catfished, and before committing to a ‘proper’ date, people are arranging Zoom meetings to see how their intended date looks, sounds and comes across over video.

Unfortunately, if an unscrupulous person deems their match as not suitable, there have been cases of ‘sudden problems with the internet/signal/software’ that seemingly crashes the Zoom meeting and cuts things short (i.e. unfeeling wooers do a runner, blaming their technology).

If the ‘scoping out’ date over Zoom goes well, however, in these times of varying social distancing rules and regulations, couples are using the software to hold online dates…e.g. sharing a meal over video or a glass of wine, watching the same programme on Netflix with Zoom running in the background—despite being in separate houses throughout.

It’s not just romancers using Zoom for other things than business conferences. For instance, friends across the UK are arranging Zoom meetings to cook and bake the same recipe at the same time; they discuss the process and generally chat away to each other as they complete the task. With a significant portion of households across the UK unable to mix with others, video software is helping people cling to some semblance of a social life.