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Monday, August 15, 2011
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Cheek'y Pickup Line Competition Selections
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These are the top selections for the Cheek'y Pickup Line Competition powered by openinvo.com.
The Cheek'd Team would like to thank everyone who submitted their selections, they were all great. So in no particular order, here are the best lines we recieved.
“let's share a bottle of wine and a game of twister.”
-Brenda Morse
“i'm a catch. here's the bait.”
“no business. just pleasure.”
-John Vogan
"i'd give up carbs for you."
"i have my own health insurance."
-Elizabeth Demcsak
"if there was something about me you'd like to bottle and sip slowly, what would it be?”
-Terri Trespicio
"hello! majestic!"
-Byron H
“let's kiss and make up, preemptively.”
-Keith Emmer
“you have quite a nice smile...”
-Younghye Hwang
“the tan line on this finger...band-aid.”
-Liz Longo
“mom will love me.”
-Suzan Bond
It's a his & hers thing:
His: "Nice shoes."
Hers: "Yes."
-Alexandre Lamarre
“my phone battery is dead anyway”
“haven't you seen me somewhere before?”
-Kevin Haughwout
“i literally just wrote a rap about you.”
“if you're into me, blink once or more.”
-Andrew Loos
"ok this now, is the ‘first sight’?"
"one year from now, this could be a memory."
-Mohan Arun
“darling i’ve never worn a size small...why should I start with you?”
-CR
“i’m from your future”
-Adrian Wilson
"i make a good omelet"
"your smile is infectious. Are you contagious?"
- Peter Bougdanos
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Monday, August 1, 2011
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Cheeky Contest
Enter to win The Cheeky Pickup Line Contest at OpenInvo.com!
http://www.openinvo.com/blog/33/The-Cheeky-Pickup-Line-Contest
Summer Lovin'
Join us for a night of drinks, good lookin' strangers, and maybe even a summer romance ;) 
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Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Custom Deck
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Sunday, July 10, 2011
Cheek'd in the News!
cheek'd on the Polish Daily News! Read it here, if you can! ; )
http://www.dziennik.com/news/metropolia/21290
Thursday, July 7, 2011
We're in Portuguese
Cheek'd in Portuguese: "Cheekd.com became the latest online dating success, to ally themselves with the functions of a site of its kind to the traditional method of Cupid." http://mulher.sapo.pt/ 
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
National Kissing Day
National Kissing Day PROMO: Order your deck of cards by midnight tonight and get 3 MONTHS SUBSCRIPTION FOR FREE! XOXOXOXOXOXO 
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Check us out!
Check out Cheek'd- the "HOTTEST NEW CRAZE IN DATING!" on thedailyhookup.com. Get your decks of cards here for $12 (includes shipping)! 
Friday, July 1, 2011
Oh Canada!
Eh!" Happy Canada Day! Any orders from CANADA today, will come with 3 FREE month's subscription. Get cheek'd!
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Social Media Day
Happy Social Media Day! PROMO: Order your deck of cheek'd cards by Midnight tonight and we'll give you 3 months of service for FREE! 
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Ticket Giveaway
We're giving away FREE Tickets (you and a guest) to tonight's U-Giv Hamptons Launch Party at the Soho House NYC at 7:30pm tonight to a few lucky winners! Comment on our wall with a Cheek'd Card Suggestion and you could win the prize!
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Join Us!
Join cheek'd as we celebrate with Manthropy at NYC's Soho House U-Giv Hamptons Launch Party tomorrow (Wednesday, June 28th)! Get your tickets here! http://www.manthropy.com/Welcome.html
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Featuring: Cheek’d Dating Services + Giveaway!
Having a tough time dating in NYC??
… Yeah, me too.
I guess getting shwasted and stumbling upon people in bars isn’t the best approach – which is why we’re excited to hear about Cheek’d!
Cheek’d, coined by the New York Times as “The next generation of online dating,” enables users to bridge their missed connections in the concrete jungle and around the world.
Cheek’d members use business-sized cards with humorous lines such as, “act natural, we can get awkward later” or “i just put all my drinks on your tab” as an ice breaker for that intriguing stranger that you don’t want to get away. Find your target and slip them a card to get the game started.
The recipient of the card then goes to Cheekd.com where he or she types in a code from the card which leads to the card giver’s profile. The pair then connects online via the Cheek’d internal messaging system. Missed connection averted; privacy protected.
For three lucky Socially Superlative readers, we are giving away a 50-card Cheek’d deck (value of $25 each) and three free months of Cheek’d service (value of $9.95 per month)!
To enter the Cheek’d giveaway, email with the subject line “Cheek’d Giveaway,” tweet both us (@soc_superlative) and (@cheekd) with a note, or write on our Facebook page. Enter by Sunday, June 26th, 2011; winner must provide mailing address upon confirmation.
Yours,
Von
Von
Monday, June 20, 2011
The Download: At Tech Cocktail, the region’s latest crop of start-ups
Interviews can be a constant time sink for managers in industries with a high employee turnover rate, such as retail outfits or restaurants. That’s where Leesburg-based VidAppysees a common practice in need of disruption.
The fledgling company was one of several on display at Tech Cocktail, a regular event hosted by the D.C. media company of the same name. It aims to display the city’s latest ventures.
VidAppy launches today as a hub where job applicants answer a series of stock questions — “Why are you the best candidate for the job?” — on camera. The videos are then stored on the site for employers to peruse or the clips are sent to them directly.
“You and I know in 10 seconds [of meeting in person] whether we can work together, so let’s do that part first instead of last,” said co-founder Jody Presti.
Speaking of introductions. . .
A second company featured at the gathering is creating a business around just that. Matthew Tendler and Dan Berger were both invited to weddings when the idea for Social Tables hit them. The Web site allows event planners to input seating arrangements so that table mates can meet in advance online.
The site has attracted 740 users in its first month who can log in to see the names and photos of table mates, find out where they’re from, where they work and went to college, and chat with them online.
As one attendee put it: They aim to kill small talk.
Another pair of start-ups at Tech Cocktail also had their eye on the event space, but to a different aim.
Kojami offers a Web site and smartphone application that allows users to scan a bar code on an event flier to immediately upload details and directions, as well as buy a ticket or suggest it to friends.
Meanwhile, Spontaneous lets those looking for a night out scour event listings. Over time, the site begins to learn your interests — basketball games vs. indie concerts, for example — and suggests activities you might enjoy.
At an adjacent table, Democrats Ray Glendening and Nathan Daschle explained how they left the campaign trail to launch Ruck.us. The social network is built with the idea that younger voters have turned to the Web for political expression.
The three-week-old site connects like-minded users based on political positions, and could soon allow them to interact with one another and take collective action by endorsing candidates or petitioning legislators.
“We want to take the power back to the grass roots,” said Glendening, the son of former Maryland governor Parris N. Glendening. Daschle is the son of former Senate majority leader Tom Daschle of South Dakota.
Other ventures on display included:
• Start Some Good acts as a fundraising platform for do-gooders looking to bankroll small, charitable projects.
• Ohava connects businesses, nonprofits or other entities with free, open-source software that can be tools for customer relationship management or Web conferencing, among other uses.
• For the adult sports leagues across the country, LeagueApps touts an online platform to register players, organize teams, coordinate events and facilitate player interaction.
• Snack & Munch allows buyers to customize orders of 24 snacks that brothers Ammar and Farooq Yousuf then ship to offices, homes, college dorms and military bases.
• TroopSwap serves the military market by offering daily deals tailored to soldiers and their families.
• Tapped In brings the digital relationships you establish on networks like Twitter or LinkedIn into the physical world through events.
• SpanishDict launched in 1999 as an online Spanish-English dictionary, but has expanded its product range in recent years to include translation services, flash cards and quizzes for Spanish learners.
• In the crowded market of daily deals, Coupo.st aggregates the offers in your area. But the start-up’s wrinkle is that it also scours other locales for deals at restaurants or retailers that have outposts in your area.
• Cheek’d, a New York-based start-up, blends online dating with in-the-flesh introductions. Subscribers buy business-like cards that include a cute quip and personal code with a corresponding Web profile. He or she then doles them out and hopes the recipient sends an online message.
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Tech Cocktail DC Summer Mixer
What do you think about the concept of online dating in reverse? NYC-based Cheek’d is a clever new service that introduces real-life spontaneity to online dating. The concept promotes the use of an intriguing and provocative set of business card-sized introductions used to engage a romantic prospect when feeling awkward, shy, or simply desiring a new approach.
This is definitely a fun idea: Cheek’d users can express their interest in someone by coyly handing them a small black card that contains a cheeky phrase such as “act natural. we can get awkward later” or “i just put all my drinks on your tab.” The recipient is invited to go online to check out your profile and decide whether he or she would like to make contact with you through the Cheek’d internal messaging service (personal information and privacy are protected).
When you compare the costs of popular online-only dating sites, Cheek’d is a pretty good deal. It’s $25 to join; you get an online profile and a set of 50 cards each with a different phrase – and a unique ID number to direct those who receive the cards to the online profile to learn more about the card giver. Your first month’s service comes with your initial deck of cards. Each month thereafter, the fee is just $9.95. Trial decks of 5 cards are also available for $5 and also include your first month’s service.
The idea has taken off: they have customers in 39 states and 12 countries and won the TechStars Startup Madness Tournament for Best New Tech Idea 2011.
Cheek’d is one of the sponsors for our Tech Cocktail DC Summer Mixer tomorrow night, so be sure to look for one of the team members at the event.
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Did Linkedin have a Baby?
Interactive Sex conceives Cheek’d
‘Life’ the board game had sex with ‘Sim City’ the computer game. It’s first child is called “Cheek’d”
Cheek’d is online dating, reversed.
The How It Works tab on cheekd.com explains the concept as follows…
“Cheek’d bridges the gap between online dating and real-world romance. Shop offline and avert another missed connection.
Each member receives a deck of calling cards with a series of witty quips and their own personal code. Members can then slip one of the cards to an alluring stranger encountered in their everyday lives – be it in the market, at a restaurant or on the train during a morning commute. The recipient of the card logs onto the Cheek’d website, enters the code, reviews the card-giver’s profile and then can send the card-giver a message for free.
The upshot – Cheek’d provides a fun, unimposing way to meet that intriguing person who has just sparked your interest. It protects you from the dreaded blind dating/ bait-and-switch aspect of other online dating sites by offering real world, real time connections.”
This interactive concept shows how human and computer can play off of each other. Hot off its 2011 Startup Madness win, Cheek’d should be able to improve their innovative concept.
A logical next step is to carve out niches within dating. For example, a techie guy should be able to purchase digital roses and send them across the room to an attractive ladies smartphone. Artsy cheekers could design their own cards and pass a custom colored card instead of the standard template offered.
Follow Cheek’d's progress through it’s Founder @loricheeknyc
Monday, June 6, 2011
Lori Cheek, NYC Architect - Glue'd to TechStars
Lori Cheek, NYC Architect - Glue'd to TechStars
1025_ 6/6/11 - Well believe it or not, we are at the Glue Conference talking to an architect. We've got a little bit of a twist here, of course being at Glue Con such things do get twisted. As well, there is a TechStar connection here too. Meet Lori Cheek - First an overview about who Lori is and how she went from the art and science of architecture to the world of technology. She is an architect by training and worked in New York City's design and architecture world for 15 years. A few years ago she came up with an idea that led her into the tech world and she has abandoned her career in architecture. It all started when she was out for dinner with a guy friend at a restaurant and they were getting ready to leave. He had written on the back of his business card, "Want to have dinner?", and he slid that to a woman, and we kept going. Lori remembers thinking how mysterious and intriguing that would be to have a handsome man give you this card. Then she thought about taking it to the next level... by not having your personal information on these cards. So Lori created this deck of (business sized) cards called You've Been Cheek'd, based on her last name Cheek. They all have a witty ice breaker such as, "Our fate is in your hands." or perhaps "My dog likes your dog". Then they all have a code that leads to an online profile. It's a little bit like handing your business card, minus the personal information. Lori says, "It's like an online dating service, but you're making the initial connections off line and then you take it online via the code provided on the card. Lori's company just won the TechStar's Startup Madness Tournament, beating out 63 other new startups for the Best New Idea of 2011. One of the prizes was an expense paid trip to Glue Con. Lori says, "It's been a mind blowing experience here. My advice is live your dream."
Friday, June 3, 2011
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Cheek'd on The Grindstone: "...eradicates the stigma and impersonal vibe of internet dating." Read it here!
Keep Calm And Carry On: Online Dating Adds A Little Romance To Your Busy Life
Keep Calm And Carry On is an advice column to help you maintain balance between your work life and personal life by giving you tips that will help keep your mental health intact.
At the advent of online dating, people’s skepticism about the practice stemmed from the dubiousness of taking the nuanced gestures and subtle chemistry of a first encounter and trying to filter them through messages, a list of likes and dislikes, and digital “pokes” and “winks.” Now the practice has been inverted — many of us rely on the veiled distance and convenience the internet provides. Who wants to come up with a good line and look cute doing it when it’s so much easier to type a quippy opener from the comfort of your own home? More importantly, most of us cannot waste three vodka soda’s worth of time and money at a bar trying to meet somebody. With late nights at the office and a long commute, it’s hard to put on your dancing pants and drag yourself to the post-work Happy Hour, much less seem excited and cheerful about doing it.
So, it’s settled: internet dating is the way to go for a busy, 21st century gal. If they’d had Match.com in 1987 when Baby Boom was made, that’s what J.C. Wiatt would have done, instead of having to quit her job and move all the way to Vermont just to meet a hunky veterinarian. A quick lap around the JDate pool will let you know that there are plenty of D.V.M.s, PhD’s, and M.D.’s within your zip code.
Still, for the professional set, internet dating brings with it a whole new set of sticky circumstances. For example, coming across your co-workers’ profiles online is not unlike watching The Ring: you won’t be able to get those images out of your head, no matter how hard you try. Next time you run into Jason from Marketing, all you’ll be able to see is him, on a beach in Cabo, wearing a Speedo. And, even though you are a tasteful and discreet person who doesn’t put overly revealing pictures of herself on the internet, do you really want to think about your coworkers scrolling through your profile late at night? I didn’t think so.
Kentucky-born entrepreneur Lori Cheek seems to have found the happy medium. This past winter, she launched the website Cheekd.com (as in, “You’ve been Cheek’d!”). According to their website, “Cheek’d bridges the gap between online dating and real-world romance. Shop offline and avert another missed connection.” How many times have you seen an adorable, scruffy-haired man reading your favorite novel on the subway and wanted to talk to him? But you didn’t because you were too shy, or you were distracted thinking about your mental checklist for that day and couldn’t think of something to say, or you had to get off at the next stop and didn’t have time to say hello. That’s where Cheek comes in. You hand him a card that says something like, “I need a date to my sister’s wedding,” “I couldn’t find a napkin,” “Act natural, we can get awkward later,” or, simply, “Hi.”
Also printed on the card is a code. The object of your affection can log in at Cheekd.com and type in the code to get in touch with you. As Bump is the working woman’s new business card, Cheek’s cards are the working woman’s new dating site message, which was her new…um…talking, I guess? It seems we’ve come full circle, but I like it. Cheek’d capitalizes on a busy, professional’s need for speed (How quickly can you whip out your Cheek’d deck and drop a card next to man’s cocktail napkin? And…Go!), yet eradicates the stigma and impersonal vibe of internet dating.
Saturday, May 28, 2011
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