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The New Peeple App Does Not Represent People; Stop This App Before It’s Released

The New Peeple App Does Not Represent People; Stop This App Before It’s Released

  “Character is destiny.” This is the ironic tagline for Peeple (I’m not linking to it), a new app that wants to be the ā€œYelp for peopleā€ allowing anyone to rate you ā€œprofessionally, personally and romanticallyā€ as long as they have 1) a Facebook account, 2) your phone number and 3) that theyā€™re a real person. Iā€™m not kidding. This is a real app that is one-to-two months away from impacting your social, professional and dating graphs all because two…

Revealing the People Defining Social Networks

Source: Shutterstock Social Networks are among the most powerful examples of socialized media. They create a dynamic ecosystem that incubates and nurtures relationships between people and the content they create and share. As these communities permeate and reshape our lifestyle and how we communicate with one another, weā€™re involuntarily forcing advertisers and marketers to rapidly evolve how they vie for our attention. Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Yelp, and other online communities transformed the regimen and practice of marketing ā€œatā€ people into…

Yelp Gets a Bad Review: Embracing a Crisis to Shape Perception

Source This post highlights the nuances associated with crisis communications and not the merit of either case. In the era of socialized media, brands and businesses are now vulnerable to a new era of influencers ā€“ their customers. But what happens when the community that championed consumer experiences is accused of exploiting them to extort advertising dollars from the businesses affected by the reviews? User generated reviews arenā€™t necessarily a brand new concept, epinions, Amazon, among any others have provided…

STIRR It Up! Founder’s Mixer 1.6 Raises the Bar

This was STIRR ā€™s sixth event and there was no doubt that it was the biggest to date. In fact they had to move from Blue Chalk in Palo Alto to The Whisper Lounge in SF in order to accomodate the growth. In discussions with Sean Ness and Joanne Wan, estimates were easily placed at about 225. 225…? Kudos STIRR team! STIRR is an effective mix of ā€œliveā€ social and business networking among a highly qualified crowd of tech innovators,…