Facebook is taking a swipe at Tinder with a new dating service that is being rolled out today. The newly released service, called Facebook Dating, will harness the power of the platform's user data, including what you like, what events you go to, and what groups you're a part of, to connect you to both Facebook and Instagram users who have opted in. Unlike other major dating apps like Tinder, however, Facebook won't require users to mutually'match' before being able to connect, and instead will let participants browse profiles via a familiar card-style cue and interact with the ones that interest them. Facebook says users can interact with profiles in two ways: by liking a profile to let someone know that they're interested or by commentating directly on a picture. Facebook is jumping into the dating game with its new Facebook Dating service that will allow users to connect with people in and outside of their friend network.

For those who are more adept at catching Squirtles than they are significant others, there's now an online dating service able to match potential mates over their shared love Pokémon Go. The website, appropriately called PokéDates, launched Wednesday. It prompts its users to answer a few questions and provide times when they might be available for date (or just a Pokémon battle), and quickly gets to work to match users with someone they might like -- emailing both parties with a convenient time and meeting location. If the users both agree to the date, the user is charged 20, though there are no subscription fees. The first PokéDate is free. The website for PokéDates, which is run by dating startup Project Fixup, says that augmented reality game is "arguably the best idea of the 21st century" and hopes that users "catch'em all together."