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  • 01-10-2015 03:21PM
    #1
    Kev W
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,536 ✭✭✭


    http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/yelp-for-people-app-allows-everyone-you-know-to-rate-you-a6674601.html

    An app for reviewing humans is about to be launched.
    When the app does launch, probably in late November, you will be able to assign reviews and one- to five-star ratings to everyone you know: your exes, your co-workers, the old guy who lives next door. You can’t opt out — once someone puts your name in the Peeple system, it’s there unless you violate the site’s terms of service. And you can’t delete bad or biased reviews — that would defeat the whole purpose.

    Imagine every interaction you’ve ever had suddenly open to the scrutiny of the Internet public.

    “People do so much research when they buy a car or make those kinds of decisions,” said Julia Cordray, one of the app’s founders. “Why not do the same kind of research on other aspects of your life?”

    This is, in a nutshell, Cordray’s pitch for the app — the one she has been making to development companies, private shareholders, and Silicon Valley venture capitalists. (As of Monday, the company’s shares put its value at $7.6 million.)

    One positive that may come from this for me personally is if I ever find out anyone I know is using it then that person will essentially being giving a 0/10 review of themselves and I can avoid them accordingly.


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Comments

  • #2
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,060 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Possibly the worst idea ever.


  • #3
    osarusan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,059 ✭✭✭✭osarusan


    Hopefully privacy laws or potentially huge numbers of lawsuits will stop this going anywhere.


  • #4
    Boom_Bap
    Moderators, Music Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 25,740 Mod ✭✭✭✭Boom_Bap


    I'm a 5 star man

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0xCzO8knUc


  • #5
    PirateShampoo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,404 ✭✭✭PirateShampoo


    And when they get sued for slander.


  • #6
    Nodin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 46,938 ✭✭✭✭Nodin


    Kev W wrote: »
    http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/yelp-for-people-app-allows-everyone-you-know-to-rate-you-a6674601.html

    An app for reviewing humans is about to be launched.



    One positive that may come from this for me personally is if I ever find out anyone I know is using it then that person will essentially being giving a 0/10 review of themselves and I can avoid them accordingly.


    Why is it I feel some qualities will go unnoticed, while large bosoms will most certainly not.....?


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  • #7
    Ruu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,622 ✭✭✭Ruu


    $7.6 billion?!??!

    <insert Goodfellas laughing picture>


  • #8
    Kev W
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,536 ✭✭✭Kev W


    Nodin wrote: »
    Why is it I feel some qualities will go unnoticed, while large bosoms will most certainly not.....?

    If people want to comment on my bosoms they can say it to my face.


  • #9
    Flippyfloppy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,746 ✭✭✭Flippyfloppy


    That will help online bullying....










    Naat.


  • #10
    Nodin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 46,938 ✭✭✭✭Nodin


    PirateShampoo wrote: »
    And when they get sued for slander.

    'Your honour, I submit that the Plaintiff is most defintely, in fact, a "geebag" and intend to submit visual evidence and testimony to that effect'


  • #11
    Nodin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 46,938 ✭✭✭✭Nodin


    Kev W wrote: »
    If people want to comment on my bosoms they can say it to my face.


    ....they'll probably try but end up saying it to your bosoms.


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  • #12
    Duggy747
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,295 ✭✭✭✭Duggy747


    From her Linkedin page about it:
    Looking at everyone in the three ways you could possibly know someone – personally, professionally and romantically – you can provide a rating and review on everyone you come in contact with, while allowing yourself to be reviewed.

    What an absolute horrid idea for a product, first thing that came to mind is how it'll be abused by those who bully others.


  • #13
    osarusan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,059 ✭✭✭✭osarusan


    Ruu wrote: »
    $7.6 billion?!??!

    <insert Goodfellas laughing picture>
    It's million.


  • #14
    Ruu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,622 ✭✭✭Ruu


    Still funny!


  • #15
    osarusan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,059 ✭✭✭✭osarusan


    Duggy747 wrote: »
    What an absolute horrid idea for a product, first thing that came to mind is how it'll be abused by those who bully others.

    Positive ratings post immediately; negative ratings are queued in a private inbox for 48 hours in case of disputes. If you haven’t registered for the site, and thus can’t contest those negative ratings, your profile only shows positive reviews.

    Defeats the purpose to a certain extent I'd imagine.


  • #16
    Mother Brain
    Closed Accounts Posts: 255 ✭✭Mother Brain


    I am not a number! I am a man god damn it. I ...

    Oh wait it seems I am a number... my mistake so. Carry on! ;)


  • #17
    Delirium
    Moderators Posts: 52,294 ✭✭✭✭Delirium


    LOL

    https://twitter.com/sharonodea/status/649575258123579392

    If you can read this, you're too close!



  • #18
    jimgoose
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,237 ✭✭✭✭jimgoose


    Gowls.


  • #19
    Nodin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 46,938 ✭✭✭✭Nodin


    jimgoose wrote: »
    Gowls.


    There's a gowel app? Won't end well.


  • #20
    Robsweezie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,434 ✭✭✭Robsweezie


    What you'll get is a bunch of kids rating each other lowly and leaving comments like "bitch, fAgget , ugly, etc. And then they will likely have the blood of a suicidal kid on their hands.


  • #21
    DivingDuck
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,394 ✭✭✭DivingDuck


    The idea of a person-rating app similar to Yelp/TripAdvisor sounds like a bit of a joke, but it's currently on its way to being a reality, if its developers have anything to say about.

    Are you horrified by this prospect, or do you welcome the idea?

    Personally, I'm hoping this dies in a big fire before it ever goes live, something that seems increasingly likely by the day. There is mass objection to it from all quarters, and the creators don't seem to be able to handle the uninvited criticism, which is hilarious given that you can add other people to app for review without their consent or even knowledge.

    Apparently you need someone's phone number to add them to the app, but how will this be verified? Especially since you can't get the review removed by claiming your number, it seems like you could add any number for someone's profile. Or will they remove a review if someone replies when they get a text saying there's a review of them on the site saying "This isn't Jane Doe" and they then have a conflict between the owner of the phone and the person who submitted the review claiming that number belongs to that person? Will they use Facebook or Google to associate the numbers?

    Apparently they tried to use FB's API and got knocked back (either for that or something else), but the whole thing reeks of mishandling and an utter absence of thought or competence. Had they made it an opt-in system from the get-go, I wouldn't have objected to it. However, making it something you either have no means to opt out of or something you have to sign in to opt out of (like so many tracking cookies) makes it sound like the people behind the app have zero concept of the potential this has for abuse ("He's fat and he doesn't shower often enough"), danger ("So that's where that bitch that left me went to... must look her up"), and causing distress ("But I thought my brother-in-law really liked me").

    Where do other people stand on this?


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  • #22
    c_man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,436 ✭✭✭c_man


    They'll crash and burn without much fuss after the initial PR hype fades. Anonymous reviews of people just won't succeed, it never does!


  • #23
    MadsL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,299 ✭✭✭✭MadsL


    c_man wrote: »
    They'll crash and burn without much fuss after the initial PR hype fades. Anonymous reviews of people just won't succeed, it never does!

    Not bad, I'll give you 3 stars, would read again.


  • #24
    DivingDuck
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,394 ✭✭✭DivingDuck


    c_man wrote: »
    They'll crash and burn without much fuss after the initial PR hype fades. Anonymous reviews of people just won't succeed, it never does!

    They won't be anonymous. You have to have a FB account and link your reviews to it, as I understand, though this doesn't make it better.

    The subject of the review does not have to have a FB account, so someone who has removed their social media presence from the web for safety or other reasons can still be added and discussed here.

    Hell, there's even the potential for creating profiles for people who don't exist providing you can get a valid mobile number, which isn't hard to do.

    They also haven't addressed (that I've seen) how they're going to differentiate John Smith 000001 from John Smiths 000002-100000. Will your place of residence and DOB be required, too?

    It's sheer nonsense, but it absolutely makes my blood boil.


  • #25
    stimpson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,711 ✭✭✭stimpson


    I wonder where they got the idea...

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CI4kiPaKfAE


  • #26
    osarusan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,059 ✭✭✭✭osarusan


    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057502158


  • #27
    Boom_Bap
    Moderators, Music Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 25,740 Mod ✭✭✭✭Boom_Bap


    Threadz merged.


  • #28
    nyarlothothep
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,184 ✭✭✭nyarlothothep


    Initially I was horrified at the idea, and I'm still against it as it will invariably be used by bullies, people with axes to grind. It's also an invasion of privacy, people who aren't on it can still get rated or am I missing something? However, most people hate me and I don't care as the majority of people suck, it's a mutual dislike thing. Imagine if this went mainstream, it would be used to impose social conformity to a terrifying extent. Some of the most hated people in history were actually incredibly cool, they just went against the herd or had personalities deemed unacceptable in the same way that certain personality traits are no longer legitimate in today's world. It really showcases how lame contemporary society, people just twiddling their thumbs on apps rather than I dunno, reading a book, learning an instrument, becoming the next NASA engineer etc.


  • #29
    jimgoose
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,237 ✭✭✭✭jimgoose


    nyarlothothep wrote: »
    ...It really showcases how lame contemporary society, people just twiddling their thumbs on apps rather than I dunno, reading a book, learning an instrument, becoming the next NASA engineer etc.

    I've said it many a time - there's a fierce shortage of sabre-tooth tigers to run from, and it's having it's effect. :pac:


  • #30
    DivingDuck
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,394 ✭✭✭DivingDuck


    The more I read about this, the more I wonder if it's some sort of "social experiment" (i.e., pretentious prank).

    I don't think I've ever seen anything so entirely reviled online for a very long time. There is, on every site I've seen it discussed, a nigh-universal consensus that this is a terrible, terrible idea with no redeeming merit whatsoever-- how often does that happen? Almost never.

    Maybe that's the "gift" the founders are giving us: a common enemy to bring us together?

    I read something earlier that said the phone number verification happens by checking the phone contacts of the person submitting the profile. So if I want to make a profile for John Doe, all I have to do is put in John Doe (0861234567) in my contacts and they'll take that as proof that's really his number. Nonsense! I can't imagine what world these people live in if they think this is valid or acceptable.

    They're apparently on Good Morning America later today, so maybe then they'll admit this is all a big joke?


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  • #31
    robinph
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,146 ✭✭✭✭robinph


    They couldn't even come up with a unique name for their app:

    http://building10.com/

    Peeple is a wifi connected camera for your door so you can see who is there, even if you are not.


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