May 2 & May 3rd, 2015 Yik Yak featured “Mayweather-Pacquiao Live!” on Peek. The fight was scheduled for May 2, 11PM ET but didn’t get started until around midnight. It was very apparent that Yik Yak users do not like Floyd Mayweather, love Manny Pacquiao, and want
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Anyone thinking of making a threat against a school or college campus via a computer or cell phone should really think twice. Not only is this a stupid idea, but you’re going to get arrested for it. Today in Greenville North Carolina a 19 Year Old ECU
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Weare8 is here, kind of, and it looks very cool. They are off to a great start because they have celebrities. If the celebrities using Weare8 post unique content to the site people will definitely visit the site just for this content. Weare8 is in beta at
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I told everyone I knew back in 2012 that Hillary Clinton would be the next President of the United States. Nobody believed me. That, or they didn’t want to. Social Media is a wonderful place for politics I know several people who say “Never discuss politics on
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I was playing in Instagram the other day and I noticed that I could add a business location to some photos and not others. This used to be much easier before Instagram switched from Foursquare’s database to Facebook’s places database. Geotagging When an Instagram user uploads a
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Last week Twitter announced a partnership with Foursquare that allows users to add a location to a tweet. They also describe how to add a location to your tweet in their announcement. Businesses should use Foursquare We’ve been wondering what is up with Foursquare but it has
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Instagram is the current social network that keeps growing, growing, and growing. Instagram however currently lacks many local features. Local features Instagram lacks Users can tag locations on Instagram and there are geolocation features. As of March 2015 Instagram currently lacks: An easy way to search for
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Millions of small business owners have to make the tough decision of where to allocate time. Any small business owner knows there is just not enough time in the day. While many dream of being that entrepreneur that strikes it rich the harsh reality is it takes
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Just up the road from us today in Wake Forest North Carolina, Heritage High School was in “code red” lockdown (which has been lifted without incident). According to WRAL news the threat was tweeted out by a 14yr old in Florida. Many schools, parents, and students are
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If you have been online long enough you remember banner advertisements. If you haven’t, please allow me to explain. Banner advertisements were a horrible ad that usually sat at the top of a web page. They were annoying, nobody wanted to see them, and even though they
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Social media companies “like” fake accounts. But why? I suppose this is just my opinion but I believe it is because they can boast about their number of users. Supposedly, these users have some sort of value. For some companies, the number of (real) accounts influences company
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It should be no surprise that seniors are using social media to research things. The generation is connected and armed with smartphones. Many marketers, businesses, and colleges use social media to broadcast their message. The only problem is, it is their message. It is great to hear
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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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I buy on eBay, because there is a huge selection. I sell on eBay, because there are a huge amount of buyers. At the time of this article, there are 152 million users on eBay. I can list something for sale on eBay and if it is
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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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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
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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