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Love in the Time of Algorithms: What Technology Does to Meeting and Mating

by Dan Slater
Current. 2013. 272p. ISBN 9781591845317. $25.95; ebk. ISBN 9781101608258. PSYCH
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Author and reporter Slater tracks the evolution of online dating services from the early Sixties to the present, examining profile excerpts, analytics, and industry commentary to reveal how online dating companies such as Match, eHarmony, PlentyOfFish, and niche dating sites (Women Behind Bars, STD Friends, and SweetonGeeks) have provided new avenues for people to meet. Slater cites intriguing research on dating and social behaviors, which will appeal to readers of Rowland Miller and others' Intimate Relationships. Slater looks at facts drawn from browsing and questionnaire data supplied by users of online dating services rather than research from academic case studies.
VERDICT This book will be of interest to those who use, or are curious about, online dating services and anyone interested in relationship patterns in general. Slater's insights into the various ways relationships are mediated by technology, especially within the realm of online dating services, prove a fascinating read.
Reviewed by Ryan Nayler, Native Counselling Svcs. of Alberta , Feb 15, 2013
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