In the past few weeks there has been so much controversy about the #Peeples app, which is basically described as "Yelp" for people. Two ladies started it so you can “review” other people and give them a rating from one to five stars, kinda like restaurants! Users can assign a rating and feedback to anyone they know, positive or negative, and the ratee can do very little about it. Negative reviews would be live for at least 48 hours, and in order to remove them, the ratee would have to contest a negative review.
Today following the very well placed negative criticism, mean girl Julia Cordray, one of the two app developers, said the app might be less controversial than what was previously announced: “You will NOT be on our platform without your explicit permission. There is no 48-hour waiting period to remove negative comments. There is no way to even make negative comments. Simply stated, if you don’t explicitly say ‘approve recommendation’, it will not be visible on our platform.” Why these two ladies thought this was a good idea escapes me, but it kinda reminds me (and everyone else) of the movie Mean Girls. In any case, we will only know how this new rating app for people actually works when it is released. Sadly, this app isn't the only people rating/review system out there. MyLife (www.mylife.com) also has a pathetic version of this. In fact I actually looked myself up after someone mentioned to me I was listed on the site & even had a rating and review! I was stunned to find out that 90-95% of the info about me listed on MyLife was completely incorrect! Including the state where I live, previous addresses, not to mention family members I have never heard of! It's a complete joke! As far as my personal rating & review, I'm only a 7.5 out of 10! I don't know about you, but that's a pretty crappy rating for a human being. When I was in school a 75% was below average and unacceptable. I would hate to think I'm a 7.5 out of a 10 as a human being. To add to this degrading rating, the review was done was the Founder and CEO of MyLife, Jeffrey Tinsley. A man whom I've never met and who knows nothing about me! On this rating and review page you can rate people on a personal, professional or dating level. HELLO! Why oh why would you rate anyone on dating. That can obviously be done only by previous partners. It's a recipe for disaster!!! (note: I believe he's given the same review for everyone listed on the site) Mr. Jeffrey Tinsley, you now get to join the mean girls high school team and I'm officially giving you a 0 out of 10 for thinking you have the right to rate or review anyone, much less people you don't even know. That is the definition of a megalomaniac and terrible behavior for a human being. Also your website is rubbish! To get your crappy review removed I have to provide a credit card. That's extortion! Not to mention all the incorrect info listed on your site. Bottom line, rating/review sites and apps for people are just a new way in the digital age to bully people. They are disgraceful and degrading. This gives kids (or anyone) a new way to be that "mean girl" only in a more cowardly anonymous way. Just because you can create something should you? My opinion: These sites will only last as long as the first lawsuit from a suicide of someone bullied to death or the first murder of the bully who posted nasty things about someone because they broke up, are jealous or just simply don't like you. In an age where anything can be posted online and people can hide behind online anonymity, people have become more cruel than ever, I think we all need to make an effort to embrace humanity and to be better people. Think about how your actions can affect or hurt someone. I believe what goes around, comes around, and karma's a b****! Be a better person, why surround yourself with negativity when positivity feels so much better?! Comments welcomed and appreciated! Great article from the LA Times: http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-peeple-app-bad-reviews-20151006-story.html Here is a good fact finding blog about the two ladies who developed the Peeples app: https://www.notehub.org/2015/10/5/dear-julia-shame-on-you Also a lovely screen shot of the review of me. Remember, that remove review button does not work, you must provide a credit card. Notice you can also post these anonymously .
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ProtestPeeple
10/6/2015 09:42:38 pm
I can't believe people stoop to this low...great write up on the article, and thank you for sharing another service that's similar
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JamieLee
10/7/2015 12:05:13 am
Thank you for reading and sharing. It is important that people are aware of these sites and apps and that parents teach their kids about them and posting negative things about someone is a personal attack and bullying is wrong!
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DocBenson
10/7/2015 07:52:42 am
As you said, this is not only rude and inconsiderate, it is potentially dangerous. You hit the nail right on the head with this blog post, Jamie!
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rolan whitt
10/7/2015 10:26:22 am
Anyone who doesn't like you will have a field day with such a site. Facebook is bad enough.
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Charles-Lee
10/10/2015 12:06:35 pm
Wow, I went to mylife.com and found myself which is weird because the name not, relatives are unknown, but most ofthe addresses are mine. This is very distressing. And I know some my information isavailable publicly, but to list my name and info withoutmy knowledge and acceptance, plus to profit from it, I wonder ifthat is legal?
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JamieLee
10/14/2015 10:36:50 am
Scary how much incorrect info is out there! It should be illegal to post incorrect info. There is no right to privacy anymore :( The only way to stop sites and apps like this is through the court system sadly :(
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