‘Friends, dates and everything in between’: Tinder as a mediating technology
‘Friends, dates and everything in between’: Tinder as a mediating technology
Author(s): Maria-Steluța StoianSubject(s): Social Sciences, Sociology
Published by: Universitatea din Bucuresti, Facultatea de Sociologie si Asistenta Sociala
Keywords: Tinder; online dating; dating apps; data cultures;
Summary/Abstract: This paper represents an exploratory reflection about dating apps using the technological mediation approach, choosing Tinder as a specific example. In the first part of the paper, I present the technological mediation frame, touching on concept definitions, the specific employed vocabulary, as well as on the ethical part of mediation, as elaborated by Peter-Paul Verbeek. The second part of the paper is represented by an analysis of Tinder, in which I discuss how the app mediates the users’ experiences and actions, as well as design and ethical concerns.
Journal: Journal of Comparative Research in Anthropology and Sociology
- Issue Year: 10/2019
- Issue No: 01
- Page Range: 49-57
- Page Count: 9
- Language: English