[Iss. 5] || To Yak or not to Yak?
BY JENNA MORRIS
Contributing Writer
College students spend a large part of their days on social media sites such as Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat and Pinterest. Developers have created Yik Yak, a new social network that is becoming widely popular within college campuses, nationwide. Yik Yak acts as a local bulletin feed that shows posts based on your location being tracked from your phone. Because users are anonymous, they can post statuses without fear of judgment or consequences. “Similar to how Facebook uses a “like” button, Yik Yak uses up-votes and down-votes for users to agree or disagree with original posts. Users are able to comment or reply to an original post as well.” Not only can users see what is going on at their schools, but they can also “peek” at other universities’ ‘yak...