[Comet]

Relationship status: virtual.

That's what startup Cloud Girlfriend promises, although your friends on Facebook will never know it. The new Internet company helps guys who aren't ready to admit, at least online, that they don't have a significant other.

The new service allows users to create the perfect girlfriend who will write on your Facebook wall and otherwise make her ghostly presence known through social media.

Some clever Facebook users' relationship status may be updated soon to 'In a Relationship' after signing up for a fake girlfriend service called 'Cloud Girlfriend'.

Cloud Girlfriend has yet to officially launch, but the site is already generating overwhelming interest, advising visitors to "register early to get in line."

According to the site, signing up is easy as:

"Step 1: Define your perfect girlfriend. Step 2: We bring her into existence. Step 3: Connect and interact with her publicly on your favorite social network. Step 4: Enjoy a public long distance relationship with your perfect girl."

But not everyone is lining up. Facebook's Terms of Service agreement strictly prohibits computer controlled accounts, which would seemingly rule out cyber-based special lady friends.

"Some startups don't make it past the phase where they build a mailing list of users for their service, and if Cloud Girlfriend isn't one of them, I will gladly eat my hat," Technology Review's Christopher Mims wrote.

"That's too bad (from a business perspective) because it's very likely that a service like this could succeed," Mims adds, arguing that similar services have prospered in Japan, for example.

Still, it's difficult for some to look past the humor factor here.

"You know what gets the online ladies going? Well, when some other lady is writing all over your Facebook wall," Mashable's Brenna Ehrlich writes. "After all, 'I love you' means nada unless it's posted between a video of a big cat in a tiny box and a frantic plea from your friend Jonah to 'Gett totaly crunked on sat! dude.'"

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[yakev724]

This is like those japanese man-pillows for the rest of the world...and equally wrong

[BrokenVert]

Forever Alone indeed...

[Feyd]

Just get a set of these:





And one of these...

And you'll be set.

[bolinp78]

If you're really that desperate can't you just create another account yourself and talk to yourself with it?

[Feyd]

This is America... that's too much work for most.

[JayKay335i]

*cought*yesterdaysnews*cough*

[CollinsE90]

Originally Posted by bolinp78

If you're really that desperate can't you just create another account yourself and talk to yourself with it?

It appears you've thought about this before

[persian54]

Originally Posted by bolinp78

If you're really that desperate can't you just create another account yourself and talk to yourself with it?

lol I was going to say:

Originally Posted by CollinsE90

It appears you've thought about this before

[bolinp78]

Originally Posted by CollinsE90

It appears you've thought about this before

hah, that reminds me of a certain thread involving fraud in which someone was pretending to be someone else

[Tondtar]

And why would anyone need something like this?

Does having a GF make you more popular with other girls since you are not available? ...Time must have changed.

[CollinsE90]

Originally Posted by Tondtar

And why would anyone need something like this?

Does having a GF make you more popular with other girls since you are not available? ...Time must have changed.

If a girl see's your facebook and it has many girls posting on your wall etc...It makes them think, well if all of these girls are interested enough to post on his wall, they get jealous and realize he must have something that is worth pursuing. Same reason when a guy is taken all girls hit on him, just with the interwebz instead

[JayKay335i]

Originally Posted by Tondtar

And why would anyone need something like this?

Does having a GF make you more popular with other girls since you are not available? ...Time must have changed.

oh, they have

[Tondtar]

Originally Posted by CollinsE90

If a girl see's your facebook and it has many girls posting on your wall etc...It makes them think, well if all of these girls are interested enough to post on his wall, they get jealous and realize he must have something that is worth pursuing. Same reason when a guy is taken all girls hit on him, just with the interwebz instead

Thx for step by step analysis ...Not sure if that works on all the girls. Unless every girl is crazy about being mistreated by the player types. In which case, they deserve what's coming to them eventually ...

Originally Posted by JayKay335i

oh, they have

No, actually it hasn't much at all... Still the same macho crap that gets you everything except the things a guy really wants and needs ...Like VD

[JayKay335i]

Its true. Being a dick gets you a lot. Being a nerd opens up a different group. Being a douchey nerd is pretty good too.

But anyway, girls want what they cant have.

[markham335i]

r u f;ing kidding me.........

[pittsy]

umm why..

[scollins]

How is this cloud bitch gonna make me a sammich.........

[JayKay335i]

Originally Posted by Tondtar

Thx for step by step analysis ...Not sure if that works on all the girls. Unless every girl is crazy about being mistreated by the player types. In which case, they deserve what's coming to them eventually ...




No, actually it hasn't much at all... Still the same macho crap that gets you everything except the things a guy really wants and needs ...Like VD

You're a bit to risque for me these days