Yik Yak, the anonymous social app that lets college students post text-based posts, has announced that users will now be able to share photos on the service. The startup wrote in a blog post, “Sure, you could describe that amazing eggs Benedict your mom just made for breakfast (let’s...
” said Yik Yak CEO Tyler Droll in an email to The Verge. “Unfortunately, as part of that, we had to make the difficult decision to lay off a portion of the team. We are incredibly appreciative of their contributions toward making Yik Yak the special place for ...
When you post a yak it's visible to anyone on Yik Yak within a 5-mile radius. The users within your 5-mile radius are your "herd." What are nationwide top yaks and hot yaks? Nationwide top yaks are the most popular yaks in your country. Even though you're not in the same locatio...
Yik Yak’s creatorssaythe app was intended for college campuses, and to their credit, they have taken steps to prevent similar events from occurring. They changed the app’s rating to 17+, which is a good initial step, but only works if parental restrictions have been enabled on the devic...
two trends in the technology industry that are often in tension. users want both when it suits them—applauding moves toward end-to-end encryption while salivating over high-profile leaks of confidential data . empowering free speech and open communication may be a laudable goal, but it’s ...
Yik Yak is known as the anonymous social media network, however users will now need to create user names, or handles.