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In the following piece, I analyze my own experience with Bumble as a part of a\"new literacy practice\" with the original intent to present my research as an assignment for class. This experiment quickly morphed into an investigation of my self-perception and of the power and agency, or lack thereof, in the application.  \nKeywords: Bumble, new literacy practice, self-perception  \nBUMBLE: SWIPE RIGHT FORYOUR PRINCE 81  \nIntroduction  \n“So how did you meet this boy?”my mother says to me over the phone. I can hearthe grin spreading across her face. We’ve had this conversation several times since I have become “an adult”, but this time my answer is different. It is not “oh, we met in my General Chemistry lecture” or “he bought me a drink at this bar in town.” Instead I say,“We met on this dating app called Bumble. Have you heard of it?”  \nMy mother is the dean of students of a small women’s college, so she is familiar with the application, but she seemed surprised at the thought of her own daughter using something like this. She has a relatively negative view of Bumble, and so had I until I was a painfully single 22-year-old living alone in a new and mostly unfamiliar city. I downloaded the app my first week in Nashville somewhat begrudgingly. The hookup culture in my generation is alive and well and I was skeptical of the quality of people I was about to come into contact with.  \nIt has been almost two months since I started using the app and can say that it has been a very hitor-miss experience. I “matched”with several people but only went on three real-world dates. I will mention a few others who I never agreed to meet but have since seen while at bars with friends on the weekend. For humor and anonymity’s sake I have given the significant dates and interactions codenames: the Engineer, the Coach, and the Doctor.  \nBumble: The Application  \nThe app itself is incredibly easy to navigate. After downloading the free version from the application store on my iPhone, the app guided me through a step-by-step process to create a profile, much like that of Facebook or Instagram. These profiles are intended to attract potential matches and include pictures of myself, details about  \neducation or employment, age, and any interesting fact I would like to provide. I uploaded six pictures and meticulously chose the ones I found to be most flattering. I sent the finished version to my best friend to make sure these were the best options.  \nBUMBLE: SWIPE RIGHT FORYOUR PRINCE 82  \nAlmost instantly, I began to become sort of self-conscious. I was closely analyzing my pictures, staring at the angle of my nose in this picture or my squinty eyes in that picture. My profile included a picture from my study abroad experience in Oxford, a picture with my dog, two with my family, my profile picture from Facebook, and, admittedly, a mirror-selfie. These were the pictures I chose initially, but the app provides the option to change and update your profile at any point in time. I entered my date of birth so that “22” appeared on my profile and wrote “Sweet Briar c/o 2018, Vanderbilt c/o 2020,” in my bio. I did not have any interesting tag lines or jokes, so I left the rest blank. After I finished my profile, I set the gender, age, and distance preferences for my match selection. I selected male, 22-32 years old, and a radius of up to 50 miles. When I had finished my profile and match details, I began swiping.  \nThe matchmaking process, like the profile creation, was very simple: swipe right if he is cute, swipe left if he is not. Within the first 24-hours of having the app I received very few matches because my information was still being placed into the system alo","cbCaigen43lL45dd","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaigen43lL45dd","pdf",208517,7,8,"English","# Introduction\n## Bumble: The Application\n## Matchmaker, Matchmaker","[{\"question\":\"What does the author mean by “new literacy practice” in the Bumble study?\",\"answer\":\"The author frames app-based dating as a literacy-like practice, where swiping, profiling, and messaging involve reading signals and interpreting social cues. 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