A Million First Dates
Author: Slater, Dan
ISBN: 9781617230097
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 14 Mar 2014
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback / softback
The untold story behind the rise of online-dating and what the latest technology means for our relationships.
** Previously published in hardcover as Love in the Time of Algorithms **
Once considered the realm of the lonely and desperate, sites like eHarmony,Match, OkCupid, and Plenty of Fish have been embraced by prettymuch every demographic. Dating has been transformed from a dauntingtransaction based on scarcity to one in which the possibilities are almostendless. Now anyone can search for exactly what they want, connectwith more people, and get more information about those people thanever before.
ISBN: 9781617230097
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 14 Mar 2014
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback / softback
The untold story behind the rise of online-dating and what the latest technology means for our relationships.
** Previously published in hardcover as Love in the Time of Algorithms **
Once considered the realm of the lonely and desperate, sites like eHarmony,Match, OkCupid, and Plenty of Fish have been embraced by prettymuch every demographic. Dating has been transformed from a dauntingtransaction based on scarcity to one in which the possibilities are almostendless. Now anyone can search for exactly what they want, connectwith more people, and get more information about those people thanever before.
As journalist Dan Slater shows, online dating is changing societyin more profound ways than we imagine. He explores how these newtechnologies, by altering our perception of what's possible, are reconditioningour feelings about commitment and challenging the traditional
paradigm of adult life.
Slater takes readers behind the scenes of a fascinating business. Datingsites capitalize on our quest for love, but how do their creators' ideasabout pro ts, morality, and the nature of desire shape the virtual worldsthey've created for us?
