{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/935be082-c794-4143-9f66-179c9d665333/66f9884757b1d9bb19a66f0c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Online Dating: TM 325 Short Version","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/60ef2930d8163c264e619e76/1727629353572-d6813dac-8f10-474a-8a7f-a6f810230e12.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This week we discuss the history of online dating, from the 1990s web services, through the UK's Teletext and into the modern era of apps. Nate discusses how he met his wife through an app, and Ian complains about how he hasn't yet. And then comes the future: what do we expect is next for dating apps and related technologies?</p><p>LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE:</p><p>Teletext</p><p><a href=\"https://www.blunham.com/Radar/Teletext/WebAlbums/P182S01=Dial_a_Date.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.blunham.com/Radar/Teletext/WebAlbums/P182S01=Dial_a_Date.html</a></p><p>Sex.com&nbsp;in WIRED</p><p><a href=\"https://www.wired.com/2003/08/sex-com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.wired.com/2003/08/sex-com/</a></p><p>Match.com&nbsp;in WIRED 1995</p><p><a href=\"https://www.wired.com/1995/09/love-and-money/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.wired.com/1995/09/love-and-money/</a></p><p>Hater Dater</p><p><a href=\"https://web.archive.org/web/20200208062220/https://www.haterdater.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://web.archive.org/web/20200208062220/https://www.haterdater.com/</a></p><p>Gluten-Free Singles</p><p><a href=\"https://web.archive.org/web/20131106133442/http://www.glutenfreesingles.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://web.archive.org/web/20131106133442/http://www.glutenfreesingles.com/</a></p><p>Bristlr</p><p><a href=\"https://www.bristlr.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.bristlr.com</a></p><p>Farmers Only</p><p><a href=\"https://www.farmersonly.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.farmersonly.com/</a></p><p>Dating study</p><p><a href=\"https://9to5mac.com/2024/09/16/dating-apps-havent-helped-us-find-better-partners-suggests-research/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://9to5mac.com/2024/09/16/dating-apps-havent-helped-us-find-better-partners-suggests-research/</a>&nbsp;</p><p>Iceland app</p><p><a href=\"https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/some-icelanders-are-accidentally-dating-a-relative-and-now-theres-an-app-for-that-25175819/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/some-icelanders-are-accidentally-dating-a-relative-and-now-theres-an-app-for-that-25175819/</a>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Become a supporter to unlock bonus content and listen live</strong> — join our <a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/uktech\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Patreon</a>.</p><p><strong>Hosts</strong>: <a href=\"http://twitter.com/natelanxon\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Nate Lanxon</a>, <a href=\"http://twitter.com/ianmorris78\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ian Morris</a></p><p><strong>Production and Editing</strong>: Nate Lanxon</p><p><strong>Ads (on free version) are not endorsements, nor controlled by Tech’s Message.</strong></p>","author_name":"Nate Lanxon"}