The Atlantic
When You Fall in Love, This Is What Facebook Sees
2 min · · “During the 100 days before the relationship starts, we observe a slow but steady increase in the number of timeline posts shared between the future couple.” · Shared by 172, including Florian Hanke 🍎, Mathias Menzl, Tom Connor, Thomas Telandro, Cameron Yick ~ @hydrosquall@vis.social on mastodon, platzh1rsch, Mr.Creatov ᵛᵉʳᶥᶠᶥᵉᵈ, Chung, Ferit (at 🏠) 🌙, Stephen C Sanders, Mark Needham, Javi Cantón @javicanton@mas.to, Martina Grolimund, yawniek 📯, Leo Souza Nascimento, Leslie D, Lorenz König
The Atlantic
Masters of Love
11+ min · · Those who showed genuine interest in their partner's joys were more likely to be together. · Shared by 529, including Jeff Atwood, Taylor Pearson, Polina M. Pompliano, Mark Kaigwa, Liliane Ferrari ™, Anita Leirfall, Marco Unternaehrer, Katja Evertz, Howard Getson, Nir Eyal, Niklaus Gerber, Chris Messina, Gabriele, Nando 💪🇦🇺🇦🇷, Dominik Grolimund, Florian Hanke 🍎, Tim Washer, hiten.eth, Fern, Tuur Demeester
Guardian Tech
I asked Tinder for my data. It sent me 800 pages of my deepest, darkest secrets
6 min · · Reading through all this intimate information I realised the dating app knows me better than I do. But what happens if this data gets hacked – or worse, sold? · Shared by 384, including Benoît Perrier, Thomas Euler, Matthias «Delay» Göbel, Myke Näf, Chris Messina, Florian Jungnikl-Gossy 🦋, Claudia Sommer, Luca Hammer, Tom Bruehwiler, Thomas Power, Weiting Chen, Remo Uherek, Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr, Martin Stabe, Matthias Lampe, Azeem Azhar, Stephan Leduc, adrianoesch, Florian Hanke 🍎, Clemens M. Schuster
Quartz
Every successful relationship is successful for the same exact reasons
20+ min · · I asked 1,500 people for relationship advice, and kept getting the same answers. · Shared by 777, including Veronika Lampion, Mark Kaigwa, Thomas Power, Samuel Hauser, Marco Unternaehrer, يونس بن عمارة, Mwirabua Tim, osioke.eth, Francisco Trindade, Michael Carroll, Mario Camou, Matthias Lampe, Howard Getson, John Tan⚡️, Beto Esquivel, George M 🇪🇺, Nir Eyal, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Philip Stehlik, @ShannaPeeples@mastodon.nl
MIT Technology Review
First Evidence That Online Dating Is Changing the Nature of Society
8 min · · Dating websites have changed the way couples meet. Now evidence is emerging that this change is influencing levels of interracial marriage and even the stability of marriage itself. · Shared by 870, including Bjorn Larsen, Oliver Gassner https://mastodon.social/@oliverg, Azeem Azhar, Thomas Power, Nir Eyal, Luzius Meisser, Chris Messina, Victor Tolosa, Steven L. Johnson (he/him) @steven@cville.online, ⎝Stéphan Lam⎠💬, Jane, Sascha Brossmann (he/him) 🇪🇺🇺🇦, Dominik Grolimund, Nico Luchsinger, Taylor Pearson, Ines Bieler, Philip Stehlik, Grégoire Japiot 🌻, Sachin Rekhi, Esther Schindler
Facebook Newsroom
It’s Facebook Official, Dating Is Here
· Facebook Dating makes it easier to find love through what you like. · Shared by 839, including Aamir Raz, Julie Zhuo, Tibor Martini 🇺🇦 @tibor@mastodon.social, 𝚛𝚘𝚐𝚎𝚛, Builtvisible, Thomas Power, Jon Loomer, Chris DiBona, Matt Navarra, Mayhem, Just Mayhem., Tah Wesley 22, Katja Evertz, Nilan 🇱🇰 නිලාන්