Yik Yak on Miami University’s Campus
Background Created by two 23 year old Furman University graduates, Tyler Droll and Brooks Buffington. Launched in November Aimed towards being a college social media app – blocked at middle schools and high schools. Posts can be viewed within a 10 mile radius of user. Completely anonymous.
“Our goal with Yik Yak was to create an open forum for mobile users to easily communicate, or Yak with one another, providing a virtual bulletin board of sorts for community engagement within a specific location.” - CEO Tyler Droll Most Common Uses of Yik Yak: News about celebrities visiting their campus Funny thoughts about things they see Public Service Announcements A way to instantly discuss visiting speakers who come to give talks, in real-time while sitting in the auditorium watching the event Talking about Greek life
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