College Web site bans parents, bosses

BOSTON, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- A new Internet social network for college students bans nosy parents and potential bosses from seeing what members did on wild party nights, its founder says.

Josh Weinstein, a 2009 Princeton graduate, says he created the CollegeOnly site as an alternative to Facebook and similar sites because some college students don't feel comfortable sharing photos and status updates with their mom, dad or others, the Boston Herald reported Monday.

Weinstein says he wants to re-create the original "awesomeness" of Facebook, which has exploded beyond college students to parents, future employers and other people coeds don't necessarily want looking in on what they post.

"You don't necessarily go out to parties with your parents and employers," Weinstein said.

CollegeOnly members won't need to worry about posting photos of the weekend's fun and games as the site only accepts those with a valid college e-mail.

The site is live at three schools, Princeton, Yale and Cornell, but hopes to expand to other campuses, Weinstein says.

The site advertises itself as the "only one that is free from parents, potential employers and other folks that shouldn't see what you are up to on a Saturday night or at any given point during the day."

"It's time to party," the site says. "Are you ready?"