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Who it’s for › Remote work

For friendships that ran on being in the same building

The friendships made of lunch queues and lifts did not survive the office ending, and nobody noticed at the time.

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How often would you like to hear from Tom?

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Tom

You talked today

About a month later, at 6:00 PM

You haven't talked to Tom

It's been a month. Just say hi.

now

The faces show how long it’s been since you talked to a friend.

Swipe right when you talk. The clock resets.

What this actually looks like

  • You never had to plan it

    Neither of you ever arranged anything. The building did all the arranging.

  • There is no natural next step

    Without the building, nothing creates the next conversation, so there is not one.

  • You are not sure they want to hear from you

    You would want to hear from them. It works the same way round.

What Ciao! does about it

It creates the next step

A card, once a week, is the reason the conversation never needed before.

Marco’s card in Ciao! just after a swipe right: a happy fox, You talked today, and buttons for WhatsApp, Message and Call.

Keep the good ones, quietly

Add the three people you actually liked. Nobody is told and nothing is shared.

The New friend screen in Ciao!: Emma, an elephant, a birthday on March 18, Remind me to keep in touch switched on, and the choices from Every day to Once every couple of months, with Once a month ticked.

Write down what they are up to

Job, move, dog, deadline. The things standing in a queue used to tell you for free.

Marco’s page in Ciao!: his birthday, a reminder for his job interview, and notes like His mom’s out of the hospital. Doing better.

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