I have been meaning to write Yik Yak and will do so in just a moment. I thought I would put together a very quick article here though in case I forgot, and for future reference. People have very short attention spans these days. Ironically, it is
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I do not do much shopping, or Black Friday shopping, but this Black Friday, November 28, 2104, I was out driving someone around at midnight. We just went to 2 stores, and I waited out in the car. I read the news, checked in on Yelp, and
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I have recently turned to Twitter for much of my news. Mainstream news networks haven’t covered many things that I have an interest in, and, when they do, they seem more and more skewed lately. Plus, the news on Twitter is delivered instantly. In 2011, when an
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This morning, November 20, 2014, the news broke that was a threat on the Yik Yak app recently sent just up the road from us near UNC Chapel Hill. The threat read: “To all my friends, don’t be in the Pit tomorrow at noon. Things will be
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College students are often associated with “hookup culture.” As a demographic, were famous for preferring one-night stands and meaningless friends-with-benefits relationships more than the traditional committed, monogamous, long-term boyfriend-girlfriend relationship. I’m not a psychologist so I’m not going to try to validate or vilify these claims. However,
Read more →It would be in your best interest to not post threats on Yik Yak. Here’s why. On September 1, 2014, before the new college semester started, I posted Is Yik Yak really anonymous? as I thought people might google it. They do, and a lot of people
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DormChat, YikYak’s new contender and the latest in anonymous social chat apps, is here. October 23, 2014 DormChat announced VC funding, an upgraded iOS app, and a new Android app. Like almost any good social media, DormChat will first only available on college campuses. So, how do
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Tsū (‘Sue’) is a Social media and payment platform, and the latest social media network to pop up. Unlike Ello, which billed itself as an “anti-Facebook”, this platform is already developed, complete with mobile apps. Tsu’s slogan is simple “Because the content you create and your time
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Update 9/30/2014: September 27 & 28, 2014, my Twitter feed looked exactly like it does below. I am not sure if it was an error or if they were testing a new algorithm on certain users. As of the 29th, my feed is thankfully back to normal.
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It is an interesting time in social media. New social apps and social networks are popping up left and right. Facebook has lost user’s trust and Twitter has just completely screwed up the stream for some users. Yik Yak has exploded in popularity on college campuses but
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Most of today’s college and high school students can identify as Millenials or members of Generation Z. We are known, among other things, for our supposed affinity for technology and dependence on social media and other digital forms of communication. I don’t contest these generalizations, nor do
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Below is an updated list of arrests from people making threats via the social media app Yik Yak. In a recent article Yik Yak really anonymous? we discussed the anonymity of Yik Yak, and lack of it. We concluded the article with it is anonymous for the
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Unseen is the social media network that I’ve been waiting for. Unseen is completely anonymous and allows the sharing of images and commentary. Could it take off? Investors think so. If you watch their intro video below, it is inspiring. What great things could come from this
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Is any social networking site on the Internet today as important and influential as Twitter? According to a 2014 study, Twitter has at least 645,750,000 active registered users. 135,000 new Twitter users sign up every day, and 190 million unique users visit the site every month. Sites
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Did you know that your Google Plus page can leave reviews? Of course, you can leave reviews under your own account (aka personal profile), but if you have a business page or a brand page, you can leave reviews with it, too. What kind of business can
Read more →The app’s tagline reads: “no profile, no password, it’s all anonymous.” But, is it? Geo-location based apps like Yik Yak use Apple and Android’s location API. Are yaks really anonymous? On Yik Yak, your yaks are anonymous to other yakkers, until someone decides they are not. For
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My latest favorite craze is Waze. It is basically like Google Maps (Google purchased Waze in 2013 and Google Maps uses Waze data for traffic delays) but you can see other Waze users in real time, along with the latest gas prices, traffic jams, police traps, road
Read more →This page is no longer being updated. Below you will find “hot” yik yaks. A hot yak is the most upvoted yak at a given time. The yaks posted here are the hot yaks from areas chosen at random when I happen to check out Yik Yak.
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The Kuddle social app for kids has recently been released. Kuddle is like Instagram for pre-teens. But, is Kuddle safe for kids? As someone who has worked in IT and studied computer security for quite some time, I feel pretty confident saying that almost nothing on a
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A brewery that I occasionally visit has a twitter logo on their door upon entrance. When I visit their website, 20% of the top of their page is dedicated to “getting social”. When you sit down at a table in their family friendly pub you see their
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