Introducing likealittle.com, the new social media experience that is taking the Champlain campus by storm. It's virtually the college's version of Craigslist's Missed Connections section. It's whole purpose is to anonymously let strangers know that you think they're cute.Posts are made by indicating the location of the encounter, the sex and hair color of the person you're looking at and then entering the flirt. Sounds stupid, but boy is it addicting.
The site was launched on October 25th 2010, and already has activity in all fifty states. This is pretty impressive, considering it has a somewhat limited audience. The social networking site Facebook started at a college (exclusively for college students), one that rivals, Stanford-the spawn point of likealittle. The site's creators seem to be passionate and entertaining people judging from their About section and I would not be surprised if this is the Internet world's next big thing.
At Champlain, it already is. I will admit reluctantly that this site had already become part of my daily routine. Gmail, The New Yorker, News, Facebook, Likealittle, Stumbleupon. Don't judge me too quickly- it has all of the makings of an addictive site. As humans, we love to think that someone is taking notice of that new shirt we just bought, or the daily sessions to the gym. We love interaction, and acknowledgment, even if it is anonymous. In fact, the anonymity factor adds to the fun. We can put ourselves out there, gauge the reaction and then proceed based on the results.
The future looks bright for likealittle.com, but only time will tell if the success can compete with other social networking sites.
Picture credit: www.stanforddaily.com
Sorry no video, there's none out there yet.
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