Computer Dating in the Classifieds: Complicating the Cultural History of Matchmaking by Machine.
This article looks at the phenomenon of computer dating through its appearance in the classified ads of the Village Voice. Popular between the late 1960s and mid-1970s, computer dating services used questionnaire data to match singles. Highlighting new perspectives drawn from the classifieds, this a...
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University of Texas Press
2022
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