Spotlight On: University of Georgia & Miss Sandra

By: The Yak 

Today, I am a changed man Yak. And it all started with 1 hug.  

I’m here to talk about something real good. There’s a lot happening in our world that makes me want to put my head in my hairy hands. But last week I heard about something incredible, and I had to find out more. 

86 miles down the road from our Atlanta HQ is the Snelling Dining Commons on University of Georgia’s campus. Students come to Snelling to meet with friends, grab food before class, or sneak in a couple more minutes of studying. But they also come to Snelling for a very special woman named Miss Sandra Patterson. 

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Bringing Our Walls to Life

By: Scooter Taylor, Marketing Intern

We’re proud to announce that the renovations to our headquarters have finally been completed! If you remember, we finally moved into our own office space back in April, and we brought in Kyle Brooks, a local Atlanta artist, to help bring our walls to life.

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Happy Yaksgiving!

By: The Yak

Happy almost-Thanksgiving – I can taste the gravy and pumpkin pie already. But Thanksgiving is more than stuffing and turkey comas (and a nice little exam reprieve). It’s a great time to reflect on all the things we’re thankful for – and appreciate those that we sometimes take for granted. One thing is for sure: Yik Yak is thankful for y’all!

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Yakkers Take On The CNBC Republican Debate

By: Marsal Gavaldà, Director of Engineering, Machine Intelligence

Wednesday night’s Republican debate made for a gripping night of television. The nation tuned in to CNBC to watch the early polling leader, Donald Trump, go head-to-head (to head… to head…) with nine other candidates, all vying for the title of POTUS.

While the candidates (and moderators…) battled it out on the stage in Boulder, Yakkers jumped onto their local Yik Yak feeds – and the app-wide Yak Chat in the Peek tab – to voice their opinions during the debate. Yaks ranged from supporting a candidate, to reacting to a heated point of discussion (Fantasy Football, anyone?), to asking questions about topics that matter most to them.

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Yik Yak HQ Costume Contest

By: Nikki Hope, Creative Content Associate

There’s a lot of pressure when it comes to choosing the right Halloween costume. You have to dress to impress with both style & humor; this is the time to truly let your personality shine or, you know, scare the living daylights out of everyone….

Here at Yik Yak HQ, we decided to get into groups and put our brains together to come up with costume ideas. We thought it would be fun to let our users decide who was best dressed through a Peek poll in the Yik Yak app.

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