Listen "Episode 0012: Dating Apps Have Had Their Turn"
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Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: Many people Meet Online, whatever that may mean specifically, but is meeting people getting easier? Are the people you meet better for meeting them via profile pictures and self-description on a monetized application platform owned by a monolithic matchin-making machine?
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Buy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo
Dan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugo
Linkedin a Dating Site? https://www.businessinsider.com/linkedin-is-a-dating-app-remote-work-online-romance-2024-1
Dating Markets https://econlife.com/2023/02/dating-markets/
The Tinder Economy (2020) https://lynettealh.medium.com/the-economics-of-tinder-de7026d5c3ea
Dating Apps and Profitability… https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2024/02/13/1228749143/the-dating-app-paradox-why-dating-apps-may-be-worse-than-ever
Adverse Selection https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adverse_selection
Match Group https://mtch.com/
55/38/7 Rule https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Mehrabian
Less Hanging Out for Americans https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/02/america-decline-hanging-out/677451/
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: Many people Meet Online, whatever that may mean specifically, but is meeting people getting easier? Are the people you meet better for meeting them via profile pictures and self-description on a monetized application platform owned by a monolithic matchin-making machine?
Links
Buy Dan A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danhugo
Dan´s Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/danhugo
Linkedin a Dating Site? https://www.businessinsider.com/linkedin-is-a-dating-app-remote-work-online-romance-2024-1
Dating Markets https://econlife.com/2023/02/dating-markets/
The Tinder Economy (2020) https://lynettealh.medium.com/the-economics-of-tinder-de7026d5c3ea
Dating Apps and Profitability… https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2024/02/13/1228749143/the-dating-app-paradox-why-dating-apps-may-be-worse-than-ever
Adverse Selection https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adverse_selection
Match Group https://mtch.com/
55/38/7 Rule https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Mehrabian
Less Hanging Out for Americans https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/02/america-decline-hanging-out/677451/
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