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BurntXOrange

Online news & entertainment magazine at UT Austin

BurntXOrange

Online news & entertainment magazine at UT Austin

BurntXOrange

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Yik Yak Invades Campus

April 14, 2014

A new controversial and addicting social media app has rapidly emerged across high schools and college campuses. Yik Yak, released in November, already has hundreds of thousands of users. Simply put, the app offers a completely anonymous forum where users can post whatever is on their minds. Using GPS location services, Yik Yak provides a live feed of what the people around users are posting. Essentially, the app functions like Twitter, but with a twist: People can say anything they want without tacking their handle to the post.