By: Kelsey Murray
Posted In: Opinion
Technology is changing the way we interact with people, and a new website is about to change that even more. Flirting as we know it is changing.
“Miley: Male, Black hair. looking sooo good,” reads part of a comment on the website likealittle.com. “…come and find me in hunt ;).”
This comment was made from Miley Cafeteria on Salve Regina University’s campus and was intended for a male. The comment was presumably written by a female and no one has commented underneath it or ‘liked” it yet.
If this kind of creepy comment is not familiar to you, it will be soon. The comment comes from a new up and coming website named “Likealittle.com,” created by Stanford University students.
The site is a flirting platform to use an anonymous name to openly talk about crushes from the protection of your computer screen.“It’s just another waste of time for college kids,” said Arielle DiPietro, a junior elementary and special education major.
Facebook has caused controversy and problems including tagging inappropriate photos, updating emotional by the minute statuses and breaking up relationships. LikeaLittle could push the boundaries of online controversy even further.
“I think it’s a creepy website,” said DiPietro. “and that’s coming from someone who loves Facebook.”
Bullying, sexual commentary and cyber stalking are some of today’s most controversial topics, and especially with websites like Facebook, Twitter and MySpace, the idea of anonymously posting about another person adds to the list of harmful activity on the web.
“I think it’s hilarious to look at,” said Sarah Livingston, another junior elementary and special education major. “I have never thought it could hurt someone, but it might if something harmful is said.”
“I would never comment on it though,” said Livingston.
While the site strictly prohibits bullying or sexual harassment, this doesn’t stop this from happening.
Being able to post a comment about how someone looks, what you would do with them sexually or how you feel about them can make a person feel uncomfortable, especially because it can be somewhat obvious at times who the comments are directed to.
Three Stanford students named Evan, Prasanna and Shubham started the website on Oct. 25, 2010. The website has grown up to 50 schools. The company is run out of Palo Alto, California.
