Hi Erhardt The International Journal of Emerging Technologies & Society has a few publications in this area (mainly sociological and one psychological): Dating & Intimacy in the 21st Century: The Use of Online Dating Sites in Australia http://www.swinburne.edu.au/hosting/ijets/journal/V6N1/vol6num1-article2.htm... Internet-Mediated Dating/Romance of Mauritian Early Adolescents: A Grounded Theory Analysis (Komalsingh Rambaree) http://www.swinburne.edu.au/hosting/ijets/journal/V6N1/vol6num1-article3.htm... Imagining Gay Life in the Internet Age or Why I Don*t Internet Date (Robert Reynolds) http://www.swinburne.edu.au/hosting/ijets/journal/V6N1/vol6num1-article1.htm... Finding Love Online: The Nature and Frequency of Australian Adults* Internet Relationships (Elizabeth Hardie and Simone Buzwell) http://www.swinburne.edu.au/hosting/ijets/journal/V4N1/V4N1abstract_hardie.h... Love Actually! Older Adults and their Romantic Internet Relationships (Sue Malta) http://www.swinburne.edu.au/hosting/ijets/journal/V5N2/V5N2abstract_malta.ht... And I have a peer-reviewed conference paper: Intimacy and Older Adults: A Comparison Between Online and Offline Romantic Relationships http://www.tasa.org.au/conferences/conferencepapers08/Ageing/Malta, Sue, Session 1.pdf Cheers, Sue
Erhardt Graeff 24/02/10 3:45 PM >>> I'm preparing to co-lead a core conversation at SXSW on online dating websites and trends. We've been looking at academic work like Judith Donath's as well as the more cheeky but practical research on the OkTrends blog from OkCupid. Does anyone know of good case studies of particular online dating websites, or historical studies of trends in online dating? Sources focusing on website design as well as sociological and psychological aspects would all be helpful.
Additionally, any questions about online dating sites and culture that you might be interested in exploring the answers to, or simply discussing, would be great. Thanks, Erhardt ---- Erhardt Graeff 717.919.3145 | @erhardt | http://erhardtgraeff.com http://bettergrads.org | http://goodworkproject.org/research/digital.htm http://webecologyproject.org | http://awesomefoundation.org _______________________________________________ The Air-L@listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org Join the Association of Internet Researchers: http://www.aoir.org/