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Re:When I asked Tinder for my data, it sent me 800 pages of ... by zokier on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @08:24AM (#15337978)
I think Tinder specifically has far better grounds for having all this data than most tech companies. After all it is their core function to try to match people, and to do that well you need to know the people.
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Re:When I asked Tinder for my data, it sent me 800 pages of ... by doktrin on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @11:28AM (#15339487)
In theory, sure. In practice, Tinder seems to be a pretty blunt dating instrument. I'd be surprised if A / B testing a data-driven vs. non-data-driven match would yield significantly different user experiences.
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Re:When I asked Tinder for my data, it sent me 800 pages of ... by jmagoon on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @12:22PM (#15340101)
OKCupid ran this experiment: https://theblog.okcupid.com/we-experiment-on-human-beings-5d...
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Re:When I asked Tinder for my data, it sent me 800 pages of ... by emodendroket on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @10:07AM (#15338745)
I wouldn't go so far as to say they need all this data. The service could work fine with just self-reported preferences and profiles if you wanted it to.
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Re:When I asked Tinder for my data, it sent me 800 pages of ... by sanxiyn on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @10:34AM (#15338984)
There is actually lots of business value in this data. One research https://arxiv.org/abs/1401.5710 found:

"There is significant discrepancy between a user's stated dating preference and his/her actual online dating behavior." For how much discrepancy, read the paper.

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Re:When I asked Tinder for my data, it sent me 800 pages of ... by throw-away-8 on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @10:30AM (#15338945)
Self-reported preferences and experimentally observed preferences are not the same.
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Re:When I asked Tinder for my data, it sent me 800 pages of ... by emodendroket on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @10:45AM (#15339082)
I agree, but I don't know that that is such an impediment that the app wouldn't be usable.
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