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Peeple app lets you rate human beings like restaurants App developed in Calgary wants you to judge those you know We turn to websites and apps to determine what movie we should see, which restaurant to visit and even which doctor might provide the best care — but should we rely on ratings for people? An app being developed in Calgary called peeple aims to do just that. “You’re going to rate people in the three categories that you can possibly know somebody — professionally, personally or romantically,” said peeple CEO and co-founder Julia Cordray. “So you’d be able to go on and choose your five-star rating, write a comment and you will not be anonymous.” The app requires you to log in through Facebook and to provide your phone number in order to ensure you’re a real person and to make it more difficult to submit malicious ratings. But why should we rate people the same way we rate restaurants? “You should have the right to know who somebody is before you invite them in to your home, around your children. They become your neighbours, they teach your kids, you go on dates with them,” said Corday. Screening Negative comments do not automatically show up on the app, but are first sent to the inbox of the person being rated. The two people have 48 hours to work it out between them or the person being rated can defend themselves by commenting on the rating once it’s posted. “There seems to be some fear and I have a lot of empathy for that. With any new idea or concept, there’s naturally misunderstandings, there’s naturally fear, there’s naturally a bit of resistance. But I’m going to lead by example and show that this app is actually more positive than it ever could be negative,” said Corday. Rather than seeing this as a means to attack people online, Corday thinks even bad reviews can be positive. “So, you can’t please everybody, but if you’re a business owner, or you’re a professional, or you’re that young urbanite or you’re that parent looking to make better decisions, you also deserve to see where you could improve,” she said. “Think of this as an ability to grow and get some honest feedback.” Cost and benefit And if you don’t want to be judged on peeple? “Let’s say we allow you to delete your profile and let’s say you are a person of questionable character. All the people of questionable character could hide from the app and then what’s the point?” said Corday, adding those on the app could see benefits for their good scores. The app is scheduled to launch in the App Store this November. Originally Published on CBC.ca http://www.cbc.ca/m/news/canada/calgary/peeple-app-rating-people-1.3237229

Calgary-based Peeple app lets you rate … other people I want character to be our new form of currency,’ says CEO Julia Cordray Two Calgary women think they can shake up the world of social media with an app they are hoping to launch in November. The app – called Peeple – will allow users to rate anyone professionally, personally or romantically. Co-founder and CEO Julia Cordray said she and co-founder Nicole McCullough came up with the idea after McCullough was having trouble finding if a babysitter was reliable. Cordray said many people are concerned about the ethics of the app, but she’s not worried because all traces of anonymity are removed. “We’re setting the precedent for how it should be done,” said Cordray. “We’re two empathetic female entrepreneurs – we made sure when we built it, we built it with the best features.” Positive comments will be posted to an individual’s account immediately. Negative comments will be sent to the subject without going public. The two people will then have 48 hours to settle the dispute. If no compromise is reached, the negative comment will then go public and the subject can respond. The founders have raised over $350,000 in startup capital. They plan to take their app to Silicon Valley once it launches. Cordray said the plan is to monetize the app by eventually charging for searches. She said it will always be free to sign up, but users will eventually be limited to one free search per day. “I want character to be our new form of currency,” she said. Originally Posted On Metronews.ca http://www.metronews.ca/news/calgary/2015/09/21/calgary-peeple-app-lets-you-rate-others.html

You can rate and make comments on restaurants and hotels online. Now, two Calgary women are launching a mobile app they say will change the way people interact online. The peeple app, to launch in November, will allow people to rate each other, while also offering comments on individuals. “We’re creating a platform that allows users to provide a rating and commentary on the people they come in contact with everyday, on a level that we haven’t seen before,” said Julia Cordray, co-founder and chief executive of peeple. “We feel this is the ultimate social experiment. Let’s look at everyone in the three ways you could possibly know someone — personally, professionally and romantically — and let the world rate them, while allowing yourself to be rated.” Co-founder Nicole McCullough said the app’s users will need to be at least 21 years of age. She said the app will help people to better choose who they hire, do business with, date, let babysit their kids, become roommates with or teach their children, among other uses. Users will log in through Facebook and provide a cellphone number to verify their identity. It includes an application for dispute resolution for negative ratings and commentary. The app’s owners will have the ability to delete any material they deem inappropriate. “The aim of our platform is to showcase a person’s true character,” said McCullough. “I came up with this idea over a year and a half ago from wanting to find a good babysitter in my neighbourhood. We tend to trust referrals and so we wanted to create a platform that allowed people to refer each other in several different ways.” The company has raised $450,000 in private capital funding and partnered with Y Media Labs out of California, to bring the idea to life. “Peeple will revolutionize the way an individual is seen in this world through their relationships. When social graces are becoming lost to the past, we want to revive this forgotten manner and bring attention to how a person appears to others,” said Cordray, who is also chief executive of Career Fox Inc. and 96 Talents, two companies that work in the area of recruitment. The app will first be available on Apple iTunes as a free download. More platforms will follow with the aim of charging for searches in the future. Another monetization strategy would be to charge a licensing fee to people who want to search the app for ratings or comments. mtoneguzzi@calgaryherald.com Twitter.com/MTone123 Article source: http://calgaryherald.com/business/local-business/new-app-developed-by-calgary-company-to-rate-and-make-comments-on-people