Development of an AI-Driven Social Connection Platform with Integrated Video and Event Features

The client faces challenges in facilitating meaningful social interactions among users, especially in remote or socially-distanced contexts, leading to low engagement and limited opportunities for building new relationships. There is a need for a platform that effectively connects individuals based on personal interests, characteristics, and professional backgrounds, while also enabling multimedia content sharing and event participation within a single cohesive environment.

A mid-sized technology startup focused on enhancing social engagement through innovative matchmaking, video content sharing, and event coordination.

• Create a platform that intelligently matches users based on interests, characteristics, and preferences to foster new social connections.
• Implement multimedia content sharing, including short videos similar to social stories, to enhance user engagement and content richness.
• Integrate live video chat capabilities through a stable SDK to support real-time interactions.
• Support seamless online and offline event organization, ticketing, and participation within the platform.
• Ensure the platform is adaptable for both pre-pandemic social activities and pandemic-induced remote engagement scenarios.
• Achieve scalable, secure, and high-performance infrastructure enabling a personalized and engaging user experience.

• User profiles with customizable options including interests, social content, profession, and demographic details.
• Matching system powered by AI to recommend potential connections based on user-specific features.
• Social content upload and sharing, including short video 'stories' to enhance interaction.
• Integration of a live video chat SDK to facilitate real-time conversations between users.
• Event creation, ticketing, and participation functionalities supporting both online and offline activities.
• Payment gateway integration for purchasing event tickets and subscriptions.
• Remote-friendly features and notifications to encourage continuous engagement during periods of social distancing.

• Live video streaming SDK to enable real-time communication
• Social content hosting and sharing services
• Event management and ticketing system
• Payment processing platforms
• Notification and messaging services

• Scalability to support increasing user base and content volume
• High performance with minimal latency for video and chat interactions
• Robust security measures to protect user data and payment information
• Reliability and uptime of 99.9%
• Compliance with relevant data privacy regulations

The development of this AI-powered social connection and event platform is expected to significantly increase user engagement by enabling personalized matches, multimedia sharing, and real-time interactions. Targeted metrics include a 30% increase in active user participation, improved user retention through personalized content and event offerings, and expanded online and offline community activities, leading to increased platform revenue and brand loyalty.