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05
Oct

The link between Twitter use and sex: context, correlation and courting on OkCupid

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Which is bigger, the earth or the sun?   This is just one of the hundreds of questions OkCupid users can answer in order to increase the accuracy of the dating site’s algorithm. Each question is multiple choice, requires you to also select which answer you’d hope your ideal match would pick and must be ranked in terms of importance.   […]

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22
Sep

Single/straight/female seeks single/straight/male: identity building on OkCupid

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From the moment a user signs up to OkCupid, one of the world’s largest online dating services, he or she is asked to select a unitary and specific identity: female/male and straight/gay/bisexual. This insistence on a singular identity is not unique to OkCupid of course. Social media, online shopping sites and media providers all require the user to validate certain […]

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