I started at Yik Yak in November, and I love it. The people, the work, the murals: all top notch. My first project was to lead the remake of our website, which we started the afternoon of my first day.
Read MoreDespite being the warmest year on record, many campuses are feeling the brrrr. Dalhousie University, in Halifax, Nova Scotia is one of them. While snow is beautiful and sometimes even gets us out of going to class, it also makes it harder for some people to get around. A Yakker at Dalhousie recognized that their elderly neighbors might have a tough time with the excess snow and cold, and took it upon themselves to alleviate some of the neighbors’ stress. The community was impressed, and surely appreciated the gracious and thoughtful effort. Let it snow!
Read MoreA couple months ago, we shared a little secret with y’all: we've been building an early version of Yik Yak for the web, and we let some of you test it out as part of a "closed beta.” Today, we’re excited to announce that Yik Yak for the web is now moving to a public beta — which means that ALL of you are now able to yak away with your local herd on your laptop or desktop!
Read MoreThe biggest event in the US last week was the climbing of the Powerball lottery purse to a record size. The jackpot prize got somewhere into the range of $1.3 billion, and was eventually split by a handful of different winners across the country. Even those who looked down upon the lottery as a "tax on those who can't do math" caved and bought tickets for the chance at the windfall of a lifetime. Naturally, users found plenty of humor in the story.
Read MoreThere’s nothing like a Sunday night during a three-day weekend to draw people in for the first Democratic debate of the year… j/k. Despite the suspiciously odd timing of the debate (again), Yik Yak was as active as ever: over 7.5% of all yaks during the debate were about the Democratic showdown. So how did the candidates stack up according to Yakkers?
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