<s>
Woo	B-Protocol
Media	I-Protocol
was	O
an	O
online	B-Protocol
chat	I-Protocol
and	O
video	O
social	O
network	O
which	O
offered	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
interactive	B-General_Concept
sites	O
that	O
provided	O
live	O
social	O
entertainment	O
through	O
a	O
computer	O
or	O
mobile	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
analyst	O
valued	O
Woo	B-Protocol
Media	I-Protocol
at	O
$41	O
million	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
it	O
was	O
funded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Online	O
dating	O
company	O
Zoosk	O
purchased	O
Woo	B-Protocol
Media	I-Protocol
in	O
November	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zoosk	O
purchased	O
Woo	B-Protocol
Media	I-Protocol
for	O
its	O
properties’	O
commercial	O
traction	O
and	O
for	O
access	O
to	O
its	O
10	O
million	O
active	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Woo	B-Protocol
Media	I-Protocol
was	O
created	O
by	O
Stephen	O
Stokols	O
,	O
an	O
American	O
entrepreneur	O
,	O
technologist	O
and	O
executive	O
in	O
2007	O
after	O
a	O
conversation	O
with	O
his	O
sister	O
about	O
the	O
difficulties	O
using	O
an	O
online	O
dating	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stokols	O
had	O
been	O
working	O
on	O
new	O
web	B-Application
based	I-Application
video	O
technologies	O
and	O
used	O
it	O
to	O
launch	O
Woo	B-Protocol
Media	I-Protocol
’s	O
first	O
property	O
,	O
WooMe.com	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previously	O
,	O
Stokols	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
Vice	O
President	O
of	O
new	O
revenue	O
opportunities	O
at	O
BT	O
Group	O
where	O
he	O
was	O
responsible	O
for	O
evaluating	O
applications	O
of	O
browser-based	B-Application
voice	O
and	O
video	O
technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
broadened	O
its	O
focus	O
over	O
the	O
past	O
5	O
years	O
and	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
sale	O
,	O
included	O
additional	O
websites	O
of	O
various	O
interactive	B-General_Concept
video	O
experiences	O
including	O
one	O
on	O
one	O
online	B-Protocol
chat	I-Protocol
experience	O
(	O
WooMe.com	O
)	O
,	O
reality	O
TV	O
online	O
video	O
(	O
WooMe.tv	O
)	O
,	O
peer-to-peer	O
video	B-Application
chat	I-Application
(	O
ShufflePeople.com	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
social	O
group	O
video	B-Application
chat	I-Application
(	O
MonsterChat.com	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Woo	B-Protocol
Media	I-Protocol
network	O
had	O
over	O
10	O
million	O
active	O
users	O
with	O
an	O
average	O
of	O
20	O
thousand	O
registrants	O
per	O
day	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
sale	O
to	O
Zoosk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WooMe	O
was	O
an	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
based	O
online	O
dating	O
platform	O
,	O
which	O
enabled	O
users	O
to	O
meet	O
in	O
live	O
interactive	B-General_Concept
video	O
sessions	O
via	O
webcam	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
product	O
model	O
included	O
online	O
speed	O
dating	O
sessions	O
which	O
lets	O
users	O
create	O
or	O
join	O
topical	O
live	O
speed	O
video	B-Application
chat	I-Application
sessions	O
,	O
connecting	O
with	O
3	O
people	O
in	O
3	O
minutes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Currently	O
,	O
WooMe	O
is	O
a	O
one-on-one	O
video	O
chatting	B-Protocol
product	O
where	O
individuals	O
can	O
meet	O
in	O
an	O
online	O
atmosphere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
this	O
model	O
,	O
the	O
product	O
serves	O
ads	O
and	O
offers	O
a	O
subscription	O
service	O
with	O
premium	O
features	O
including	O
reading	O
messages	O
,	O
viewing	O
interested	O
profiles	O
,	O
sending	O
gifts	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
tag	O
WooMe	O
profiles	O
,	O
to	O
browse	O
and	O
search	O
profiles	O
by	O
filtering	B-Application
attributes	O
including	O
location	O
and	O
age	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
share	O
profiles	O
with	O
friends	O
on	O
Facebook	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
WooMe	O
TV	O
combined	O
reality	O
TV	O
,	O
interactive	B-General_Concept
video	O
,	O
and	O
social	O
networking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
social	O
entertainment	O
destination	O
where	O
users	O
participated	O
in	O
live	O
interactive	B-General_Concept
video	O
introductions	O
,	O
shared	O
them	O
with	O
friends	O
or	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
and	O
watched	O
interactive	B-General_Concept
video	O
introductions	O
of	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ShufflePeople	O
was	O
a	O
random	O
interactive	B-General_Concept
video	O
introductions	O
site	O
that	O
,	O
like	O
ChatRoulette	O
and	O
Omegle	O
,	O
enabled	O
people	O
from	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
to	O
meet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
website	O
randomly	O
paired	O
users	O
to	O
interact	O
through	O
their	O
web-based	B-Application
cameras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
can	O
also	O
connect	O
with	O
Facebook	B-Application
to	O
meet	O
other	O
users	O
through	O
a	O
Facebook	B-Application
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MonsterChat	O
was	O
a	O
group	O
video	B-Application
chat	I-Application
room	O
site	O
that	O
enabled	O
friends	O
to	O
video	B-Application
chat	I-Application
with	O
up	O
to	O
16	O
people	O
simultaneously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
could	O
create	O
or	O
join	O
existing	O
video	B-Application
chat	I-Application
rooms	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
24	O
users	O
to	O
engage	O
simultaneously	O
around	O
trending	O
topics	O
and	O
interests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
could	O
also	O
connect	O
with	O
friends	O
through	O
an	O
integrated	O
buddy	O
list	O
including	O
Facebook	B-Application
,	O
Twitter	B-Application
,	O
Yahoo	O
!,	O
Hotmail	B-Operating_System
and	O
AOL	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2008	O
,	O
Chace	O
Crawford	O
criticized	O
Woo	B-Protocol
Media	I-Protocol
after	O
his	O
picture	O
was	O
used	O
without	O
permission	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Woo	B-Protocol
Media	I-Protocol
properties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Woo	B-Protocol
Media	I-Protocol
removed	O
the	O
picture	O
,	O
issued	O
an	O
official	O
apology	O
to	O
Crawford	O
for	O
the	O
oversight	O
,	O
and	O
introduced	O
screening	O
measures	O
.	O
</s>
