EPISODE · Apr 11, 2021 · 32 MIN
How 2 create a dating app
from How 2 rob a bank · host Bia and Zoey
How do dating apps work? And what are your thoughts on them? In this episode, Zoey shares how collaborative filtering works in dating apps such as Tinder, but also in Amazon. Bia shares how Hinge uses the Gale-Shapley algorithm (whilst butchering the pronunciation) to find your most compatible match. They discuss thoughts people shared via Instagram. Further details of the maths and algorithms are shared via Instagram/ their website. Time stamps: 0:47 – Collaborative filtering 13:55 – Gale Shapley algorithm 19:04 – Are dating apps are good/bad thing? Thoughts of Instagram followers 28:48 – Who do dating apps favour/ hinder? Thoughts of Instagram followers & some personal stories Website: www.how2robabank.com Instagram: @how2robabank Twitter: @how2robabank Email: [email protected] Links: Hinge uses Gale-Shapley algorithm: https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/11/17560352/hinge-most-compatible-dating-machine-learning-match-recommendation Judith DuPortail’s article: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/sep/26/tinder-personal-data-dating-app-messages-hacked-sold Interracial dating online: https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2014-02726-002
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How do dating apps work? And what are your thoughts on them? In this episode, Zoey shares how collaborative filtering works in dating apps such as Tinder, but also in Amazon. Bia shares how Hinge uses the Gale-Shapley algorithm (whilst butchering the pronunciation) to find your most compatible match. They discuss thoughts people shared via Instagram. Further details of the maths and algorithms are shared via Instagram/ their website. Time stamps: 0:47 – Collaborative filtering 13:55 – Gale Shapley algorithm 19:04 – Are dating apps are good/bad thing? Thoughts of Instagram followers 28:48 – Who do dating apps favour/ hinder? Thoughts of Instagram followers & some personal stories Website: www.how2robabank.com Instagram: @how2robabank Twitter: @how2robabank Email: [email protected] Links: Hinge uses Gale-Shapley algorithm: https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/11/17560352/hinge-most-compatible-dating-machine-learning-match-recommendation Judith DuPortail’s article: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/sep/26/tinder-personal-data-dating-app-messages-hacked-sold Interracial dating online: https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2014-02726-002
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