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Jetzt wird endlich auch im Duden getindert
(Finally tindering will be in the dictionary )
Newspaper | Welt
Date | 24.6.2017
Language | German
Country | Germany
Topic Tags | artificial intelligence, online dating, word/writing
Summary | The new edition of the Duden dictionary is reflecting the ongoing digitalization. New additions to the dictionary include the verb "tindering" which means to use the online dating app Tinder, as well as "social bot" which reflects the advent of artificial intelligence in contemporary life.
Image Description | Picture alliance image of hands holding a smartphone showing a male profile on Tinder.
Image Tags | hand(s), male(s), smartphone, Tinder
Für kluge Menschen ist Twitter das bessere Tinder
(For smart people Twitter is better than Tinder)
Newspaper | Welt
Date | 13.6.2017
Language | German
Country | Germany
Topic Tags | gender, online dating, research/study, Twitter
Summary | Online dating apps like Tinder clearly put the focus on images. Considering that many womenvalue a sense of humor very highly in a partner, people should be looking for partners on Twitter because that is where most people showcase their wit. A recent dating survery on Twitter has shown that many users are single and looking for a partner and that many follow other Twitter users out of romantic interest. Most however also report not thinking that Twitter is an appropriate platform to ask someone out on a date.
Image Description | Image of a woman in a cafe looking at her smartphone.
Image Tags | female(s), smartphone
Die Jungs von heute können einfach nicht mehr flirten
(The boys of today just can't flirt anymore)
Newspaper | Welt
Date | 7.7.2016
Language | German
Country | Germany
Topic Tags | online dating, research/study, smartphone, social media, youth
Summary | Young people nowadays cannot flirt anymore. They are constantly tied to their smartphones - 57 hours per week a recent study says - and do not pay attention to what is going on around them. They are more comfortable communicating via a medium than face-to-face. Many girls lament on social media how there are no available boys. Young boys should look up form their phones more often - the girls would be grateful.
Image Description | Getty images of young men and women with and without smartphones.
Image Tags | female(s), male(s), smartphone
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