Number of Posts: 2
Posts 1 - 2
Wege aus der Peinlichkeit
(Exit ways out of embarrassment)
Newspaper | die Weltwoche
Date | 28.9.2017
Language | German
Country | Switzerland
Topic Tags | emojis, gender, misunderstanding, online dating, politeness, research/study, texting, youth
Summary | Emojis have entered our communication with no turning back but using them is a minefield of misunderstanding. It is especially risky in the initial stages of texting with a love interest: studies show that people tend to imitate the communication patterns of their interlocutor if they are in love with them. Because women are more communicative than men, they tend to be the ones who are imitated in such a scenario. But men, beware! Do not go overboard with your heart emojis, it's too girly. One should however also refrain from making overly abrupt changes to ones emoji habits as it can seem distanced and elitist if one stops to use emojis altogether.
Image Description | N/A
Zusammen gegen Gorillas
(Together against Gorillas)
Newspaper | die Weltwoche
Date | 30.3.2017
Language | German
Country | Switzerland
Topic Tags | online dating
Summary | A new dating app called "Hater" connects users based on what they both dislike. The users set up their profiles by checking a bunch of boxes indicating things that they hate, for instance the Gorilla Harambe, people who talk to animals as though they were babies, chewing on finger nails, and many others. This is a great way to get to know someone humoristically rather than to go through the usual boring online dating catalog of "what do you do?", "you like walks on the beach, too!" and so on.
Image Description | N/A
Page 1 of 1