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Amid the Pokemon Go hype, a dating service influenced by the augmented-reality game was introduced on Wednesday. Dubbed Poke Dates, the service allows singles in the US to explore their city playing pokemon Go with someone. The dates are organized based on questionnaire on preference and a mutual desire to play the game. PokeDates coordinates all the details, like selecting a convenient gym or a PokeStop meeting point. PokeDates was launched by Project Fixup, a popular of offline dating startup launched in 2012 in Chicago.

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“People dating online are spending more time online than out there dating, and since it all comes down to human chemistry, we wanted to cut out all the steps between signing up to a service and going on a date. PokeDates and Project Fixup give people their time back and turns online dating into offline dating,” said chief project fixup officer Dank Korenevsky in a press release on Wednesday. The first PokeDates is free, and members can earn more PokeDates by referring a friend or paying US$20 per date. (UN 2018)

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What is the topic of the text?

• Pokedates was launched by Project Fixup.

• The augmented reality game influences a dating service.

• PokeDates and Project Fixup give people their time back.

• Dating service PokeDates wants to ride the Pokemon Go wave.

• People dating online are spending more time online than out there dating.

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Amid the Pokemon Go hype, a dating service influenced by the augmented-reality game was introduced on Wednesday. Dubbed Poke Dates, the service allows singles in the US to explore their city playing pokemon Go with someone. The dates are organized based on questionnaire on preference and a mutual desire to play the game. PokeDates coordinates all the details, like selecting a convenient gym or a PokeStop meeting point. PokeDates was launched by Project Fixup, a popular of offline dating startup launched in 2012 in Chicago.

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“People dating online are spending more time online than out there dating, and since it all comes down to human chemistry, we wanted to cut out all the steps between signing up to a service and going on a date. PokeDates and Project Fixup give people their time back and turns online dating into offline dating,” said chief project fixup officer Dank Korenevsky in a press release on Wednesday. The first PokeDates is free, and members can earn more PokeDates by referring a friend or paying US$20 per date. (UN 2018)

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How are the dates organized? It is based on …

• the meeting point of the players.

• a questionnaire on preference.

• the location of the players.

• selecting a convenient gym.

• the fee the members earn.

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Amid the Pokemon Go hype, a dating service influenced by the augmented-reality game was introduced on Wednesday. Dubbed Poke Dates, the service allows singles in the US to explore their city playing pokemon Go with someone. The dates are organized based on questionnaire on preference and a mutual desire to play the game. PokeDates coordinates all the details, like selecting a convenient gym or a PokeStop meeting point. PokeDates was launched by Project Fixup, a popular of offline dating startup launched in 2012 in Chicago.

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“People dating online are spending more time online than out there dating, and since it all comes down to human chemistry, we wanted to cut out all the steps between signing up to a service and going on a date. PokeDates and Project Fixup give people their time back and turns online dating into offline dating,” said chief project fixup officer Dank Korenevsky in a press release on Wednesday. The first PokeDates is free, and members can earn more PokeDates by referring a friend or paying US$20 per date. (UN 2018)

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How people earn PokeDates?

• By referring a computer.

• By signing up to service.

• By going on a date.

• By offline dating.

• By paying US$20 per date.

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Amid the Pokemon Go hype, a dating service influenced by the augmented-reality game was introduced on Wednesday. Dubbed Poke Dates, the service allows singles in the US to explore their city playing pokemon Go with someone. The dates are organized based on questionnaire on preference and a mutual desire to play the game. PokeDates coordinates all the details, like selecting a convenient gym or a PokeStop meeting point. PokeDates was launched by Project Fixup, a popular of offline dating startup launched in 2012 in Chicago.

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“People dating online are spending more time online than out there dating, and since it all comes down to human chemistry, we wanted to cut out all the steps between signing up to a service and going on a date. PokeDates and Project Fixup give people their time back and turns online dating into offline dating,” said chief project fixup officer Dank Korenevsky in a press release on Wednesday. The first PokeDates is free, and members can earn more PokeDates by referring a friend or paying US$20 per date. (UN 2018)

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Amid the Pokemon Go hype, a dating service influenced by the augmented-reality game was introduced on Wednesday. Dubbed Poke Dates, the service allows singles in the US to explore their city playing pokemon Go with someone. The dates are organized based on questionnaire on preference and a mutual desire to play the game. PokeDates coordinates all the details, like selecting a convenient gym or a PokeStop meeting point. PokeDates was launched by Project Fixup, a popular of offline dating startup launched in 2012 in Chicago.

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“People dating online are spending more time online than out there dating, and since it all comes down to human chemistry, we wanted to cut out all the steps between signing up to a service and going on a date. PokeDates and Project Fixup give people their time back and turns online dating into offline dating,” said chief project fixup officer Dank Korenevsky in a press release on Wednesday. The first PokeDates is free, and members can earn more PokeDates by referring a friend or paying US$20 per date. (UN 2018)

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Who is Dank Korenevsky?

• The deputy to chief of project fixup

• The user of PokeDates

• The officer of project fixup

• The head of project fixup

• The owner of project fixup

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