Marketplace Tech

How dating apps are more and more “gamified”


Listen Later

It’s been about a decade since a new generation of mobile apps brought online dating out of the shadows and onto our phones. They turned swiping — right or left — into a kind of romantic roulette. Dating apps have become the most popular way for couples to connect, but they’re also a multibillion-dollar industry that relies on keeping users hooked. Marketplace’s Meghan McCarty Carino spoke with Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz, co-host of the podcast “Land of the Giants: Dating Games,” a collaboration between The Cut, The Verge and Vox Media, about how dating apps have been “gamified.”

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Marketplace TechBy Marketplace

  • 4.4
  • 4.4
  • 4.4
  • 4.4
  • 4.4

4.4

77 ratings


More shows like Marketplace Tech

View all
Planet Money by NPR

Planet Money

30,710 Listeners

Marketplace by Marketplace

Marketplace

8,777 Listeners

Marketplace Morning Report by Marketplace

Marketplace Morning Report

927 Listeners

Marketplace All-in-One by Marketplace

Marketplace All-in-One

1,389 Listeners

Marketplace Tech by Marketplace

Marketplace Tech

1,285 Listeners

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing by The Motley Fool

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing

3,221 Listeners

WSJ Your Money Briefing by The Wall Street Journal

WSJ Your Money Briefing

1,713 Listeners

Pivot by New York Magazine

Pivot

9,632 Listeners

WSJ Tech News Briefing by The Wall Street Journal

WSJ Tech News Briefing

1,653 Listeners

Make Me Smart by Marketplace

Make Me Smart

5,473 Listeners

The Daily by The New York Times

The Daily

112,263 Listeners

Bold Names by The Wall Street Journal

Bold Names

1,427 Listeners

The Indicator from Planet Money by NPR

The Indicator from Planet Money

9,550 Listeners

Composers Datebook by American Public Media

Composers Datebook

10 Listeners

Piano Puzzler by American Public Media

Piano Puzzler

35 Listeners

Hard Fork by The New York Times

Hard Fork

5,561 Listeners

The Ezra Klein Show by New York Times Opinion

The Ezra Klein Show

16,331 Listeners