As Facebook’s co-founder pens articles in the New York Times regarding efforts to break up the monopoly of the social media giant and Mark Zuckerberg makes inappropriate jokes about not having a good track record of keeping our information private, a new social media site is launching. PleazeMe.com connects adults anonymously, in an easy-to-navigate sex-positive, online platform. The site features private photo and video link sharing, user feed posting, commenting and heart button functionality, as well as friend suggestions, specialty groups to join, private messaging, user followers, voyeur mode and name linking.
Upon registering for the site, each user is prompted with a series of questions based on sexual preferences and fantasies. Based on user answers, the site will assign each new member one of seven different categories, also known as ‘worlds.’ User feeds can feature everything from erotica to articles on how to start an open relationship. The site—currently in beta testing ahead of its official launch— was designed and built as a next-generation social destination that accommodates a variety of erotic interests. Users can discover what suits them best, while making personal connections based on mutual interests and activities. All of PleazeMe’s communities are open for discussion about sex and sexuality, without fearing censorship or banned keywords. PleazeMe is building content to improve users’ sex lives and relationships, keep them up-to-date on events and sensual travel destinations. The site also links to a stocked sex toy store, which will eventually deliver recommendations tailored to members’ specific tastes.
Founder and CEO, Heather C. Montgomery, created PleazeMe to challenge the status quo as it relates to the way people treat sex in life—as well as society (especially for women).
"Healthy relationships with ourselves, with others and with sexuality increases our quality of life," said Montgomery. "I think many people are ready and looking for greater quality in their lives."
According to online marketing survey site, TheManifest.com, nearly all Americans use social media on a daily basis. In the not-so-distant past, people used social media as a distraction—something to do while they were bored. These days, clicking on Facebook’s now-infamous blue icon can instigate feeds filled with news of daily violence, endless polarizing political rhetoric and the often unsolicited opinions of its more than two billion users. Sex has always been a way to escape for humanity. So, it’s easy to see why a site like PleazeMe was created and has elicited favorable responses.
Forbes.com consumer tech contributor, Curtis Silver, called the site "a sexual social media utopia" in an online review.
Digital marketing agency, Brandignity.com, states there are six reasons why users flock to social media:
1) The chance to meet new people.
2) User-friendly sites.
3) Groups that share interests.
4) Free-to-use.
5) Job market.
6) Business-reach customers.
PleazeMe.com offers users something in every category, without the risk of offending anyone bothered by something even remotely sexual (no more editing posts so your aunt/uncle/cousin/etc. can’t see them). And, the site pretty much takes the guessing game out of the NSFW label—definitely not safe for work, but you get the security of knowing every user signing up has consented to viewing adult-related material.
"Society likes to pretend that this world is somehow taboo or wrong—supported by stringent religious beliefs and lawmakers with their heads up their short ends," writes Silver on Forbes.com. "That will change, and the sex industry and discussion surrounding it will be more accepted. It just takes time and acceptance. Exploring our own sexuality in a safe, like-minded environment is one massive step towards that acceptance. Because, it’s our own hang-ups—our own deficiencies in understanding what makes us human—that create a divide between people who are open about sex and those that are closed-minded about it. I’m not saying to bring back the free-love mentality of the ’70s, but let’s open our minds a bit and understand there is much more to being human than just shitposting on Twitter all day."
Visit Blog.PleazeMe.com for a sampling on what the site offers.
