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Thursday, February 13, 2020

Online dating while female--the case of Bumble



The above figure is from the following Bloomberg story about (and critical of) the dating app Bumble.

For Bumble, the Future Isn’t Female, It’s Female Marketing
Whitney Wolfe Herd set out to build a safer dating app for women, but it’s not clear that she’s made a measurable difference. by Claire Suddath.
Posted by Al Roth at 5:33 AM
Labels: dating, internet

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