1. The Road to Her
Dating Technology
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by:
Concorps
(Flickr)

2. Social interaction has been
irrevocably changed by our
digital culture
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by:
cathy1489
(Flickr)

3. Omnipresent new technologies such
as Facebook lure us toward
increasing superficial connections
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by:
cathy1489
(Flickr)

4. Facebook puts the pursuit of
happiness front and center
in our digital life1
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by:
castortroy520
(Flickr)

5. “These days, insecure in our
relationships and anxious about
intimacy, we look to technology for
ways to be in relationships”2
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by:
Radu
Zaciu
(Flickr)

6. Different dating cultures have
emerged, depending on the digital
apps intended uses and purposes
Photo
by:
Daniel
Go
(Flickr)

7. Digital dating culture was shifted
once tinder’s hot or not selection
process came into being
Photo
by:
Nathan
Rupert
(Flickr)

8. Tinder eliminated the need for long
and awkward dating profiles on
websites like match.com and
replaced them with strictly photo’s
forming their own culture of speed
and productivity
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by:
Mungo
(Flickr)

9. Apps are now being
deployed to enhance
relationships.
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by:
onetwentythree
(Flickr)

10. Developers started making new
kinds of “dating” apps that didn’t
just make the connection for couples
but started to actually maintain the
relationship.
Photo
by:
Jonathan
Goodman-­‐Herrick
(Flickr)

11. While relationship apps can be
helpful some concerns have been
raised regarding partners hiding
behind apps in order to remain
distant.3
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by:
Lynly
Pioc
(Flickr)

12. “It’s ironic that
people are using an
app for conflict
resolution because
part of the nature of
conflict resolution is
communication, and
so much of
communication
between human
beings in non-verbal
and requires face-to-
face interaction”3
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by:
Jonny
Wikins
(Flickr)

13. Some apps, even if
not designed for
dating purposes have
become a fixture in
relationships because
they provide
convenient ways of
staying connected
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by:
Hojusaram
(Flickr)

14. Examples of this are shown through
couples texting, snap chatting,
Skyping, and Facetiming each other.
Relationships can exist without even
being in each others presence.
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by:
Brandon
(Flickr)

15. Today it is not uncommon for
couples to text their partner when
they are home together. A study of
1,428 adults showed that 25% had
done so.3
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by:
Canvan
Images
(Flickr)

16. Digital connectivity eliminates the
need to be in the physical presence of
one another, raises the question if
the next stage of digital dating will
involve artificial intelligence.
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by:
Shaundon
(Flickr)

17. The film “Her” depicts a situation
where a man develops a relationship
with a sophisticated operating system
that has a female voice and
personality.
Photo
by:
Egoitz
Moreno
(Flickr)

18. The operating system “Samantha” is
compliant, supportive, always available,
and undemanding. She creates a perfect
partner for Theodore.
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by:
PreUyLiesUglyTruths
(Flickr)

19. The development of relationship
management apps that send affectionate
reinforcement messages are indicators of
the trend towards artificiality in the
digital culture.
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by:
_freglin_
(Flickr)

20. The potential exists through
technology and profiling to develop
the ideal “surrogate partner” for an
individual – The Arrival of Her.
Photo
by:
Philip
Harper
(Flickr)

21. Sources
Is Facebook Making us Lonely? Stephen Marche. The Atlantic. 2012.1
Alone Together. Sherry Turkle. 2011.2
After Online Dating, Online Making Up. Abby Ellin. 20143
Personal Relationships: On & Off the Internet. Jeffrey Boase & Barry
Williamson. Cambridge University Press. 2006.
Love Machines. George Zarkadakis. AEON Magazines. 2013.
An AI Pal that is Better than “Her”. George Egan. MIT Technology
review. 2014
Could “Her” Happen to You? Lawrence Cruz. The Network-Cisco’s
Technology News site. 2014
Developing Personal & Emotional Relationship via Computer-Mediated
Communication. Brittney Chenault. CMC Magazine. 1998.