The Outsourcing of Online Dating: Investigating the Lived Experiences of Online Dating Assistants Working in the Contemporary Gig Economy
A small cottage industry emerging within the larger gig economy is online dating assistant (ODA) companies that allow paying clients to outsource the labor associated with online dating, including profile development, date selection and matching, and even interaction (i.e., ODAs assume their clients...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2020-09-01
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Series: | Social Media + Society |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2056305120957290 |