Yik Yak (English Wikipedia)

Fye, Shaan (September 26, 2014). "Yik Yak: Why it Exists". The Atlas Business Journal. Archived from the original on 2 October 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2014.

bloomberg.com

"Square Said to Acquire Team From Struggling Social App Yik Yak". www.bloomberg.com. 2017-04-24. Archived from the original on 2022-05-13. Retrieved 2022-04-02.

businessinsider.com

"The app that college kids once were crazy for has realized that anonymity isn't everything". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2017-12-21.
Shontell, Alyson (30 June 2014). "Yik Yak raises $10 million - Business Insider". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
Shontell, Alyson. "Why a girl who was viciously bullied on Yik Yak now believes in the anonymous app's future". Business Insider. Retrieved 2024-06-21.

bvwnews.com

Kinder, Stephen (4 May 2017). "Yik Yak Kicks the Can". Blue Valley West Spotlight Online (Blue Valley West High School). Archived from the original on 5 September 2017.

chicagotribune.com

Rajwani, Naheed (March 7, 2014). "Yik Yak app disabled in Chicago amid principals' worries". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.

chieftain.com

Jackson, Curtis (October 23, 2014). "D70 officials spooked by online threat". The Pueblo Chieftain. Pueblo, Colorado. Archived from the original on October 24, 2014. Retrieved October 24, 2014.

dailydot.com

Knibbs, Kate (Mar 21, 2014). "Is this the first anonymous app that understands the power of secrets?". The Daily Dot. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.

dominionpost.com

Cleavenger, Erin (2023-03-10). "Student facing charges after posting threat on Yik Yak". Dominion Post. Retrieved 2024-06-21.

emorywheel.com

Rosenfeld, Alex (October 2, 2014). "Yik Yak Sows Hostility at Emory". The Emory Wheel. Atlanta, Georgia. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.

fsutorch.com

Vanderkooi, Rebecca (2022-04-06). "The YikYak problem". The Ferris State Torch. Retrieved 2024-06-21.

huffingtonpost.com

Mach, Ryan Chapin (October 3, 2014). "Why Your College Campus Should Ban Yik Yak". Huffington Post. New York, New York. Archived from the original on October 5, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
Graber, Diana (March 26, 2014). "Yik Yak App Makers Do the Right Thing". The Huffington Post. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.

huffpost.com

Avery Stone and Tyler Kingkade (September 24, 2014). "Racist Posts On Yik Yak Prompt Student Protest At Colgate University". Huffington Post. New York, New York. Archived from the original on July 24, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2014.

krqe.com

Younger, Emily (October 3, 2014). "'Yik Yak' app prompts school to ban cell phones". CBS KRQE. Albuquerque, New Mexico. Archived from the original on October 5, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.

kxan.com

Bramson, Lindsay (September 29, 2014). "Yik Yak bullying leads districts to ban app". NBC KXAN-TV. Austin, Texas. Archived from the original on October 2, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.

local12.com

Jackson, Curtis (October 21, 2014). "School district bans Yik Yak app". New Richmond, Ohio: CBS WKRC-TV. Archived from the original on 2014-10-25. Retrieved October 23, 2014.

mlive.com

Moran, Darcie (2015-04-27). "U-M community bands together after suicidal note on Yik Yak". mlive. Retrieved 2024-06-21.

nasdaq.com

secfilings.nasdaq.com

"SQUARE, INC. DEF 14A April 2017". Archived from the original on 2021-05-04. Retrieved 2020-02-16.

nbcphiladelphia.com

Araiza • •, Karen (2015-12-03). "Student's Suicide Prompts Investigation of College's Culture, Yik Yak". NBC10 Philadelphia. Retrieved 2024-06-21.

notion.site

yikyak.notion.site

"Yik Yak Android Status Update". Notion. 2022-02-28. Retrieved 2022-04-02.

npr.org

Shahani, Aarti (July 13, 2015). "On College Campuses, Suicide Intervention Via Anonymous App". National Public Radio (NPR). Archived from the original on 2016-03-02. Retrieved 2016-03-03.

nytimes.com

Safronova, Valeriya (May 27, 2017). "The Rise and Fall of Yik Yak, the Anonymous Messaging App Image". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 28, 2017.

patty360.com

Patty 360 (2019-11-22). "What Happened to Yik Yak and Why Did They Shut Down?". Patty360. Archived from the original on 2024-01-05. Retrieved 2020-02-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

scu.edu

Engh, Michael (13 May 2015). "Message to Students". Santa Clara University. Archived from the original on 16 December 2015.

seattletimes.com

Broom, Jack; Long, Katherine (December 1, 2015). "Bail set at $10,000 for WWU student accused of racist threats". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on December 15, 2015. Retrieved December 4, 2015.

silverskylabs.github.io

Moskowitz, Sanford (8 December 2014). "Yik Hak: Smashing the Yak". SilverSky Labs. Archived from the original on 8 December 2014.

slate.com

Hess, Amanda (October 28, 2015). "Don't ban Yik Yak". Slate. Archived from the original on 14 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.

techcrunch.com

"Yik Yak shuts down after Square paid $1 million for its engineers". TechCrunch. 28 April 2017. Archived from the original on 6 October 2017. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
Perez, Sarah (16 March 2023). "Anonymous app Sidechat picks up rival Yik Yak...and users aren't happy". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 21 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
Crook, Jordan (January 20, 2016). "Yik Yak Launches On The Web". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on July 6, 2017. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
Burns, Matt (2 September 2017). "10 of the most funded startups to fail in 2017: Yik Yak". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017.
Perez, Sarah (3 April 2023). "Yik Yak users are protesting the app's makeover after acquisition by Sidechat". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 21 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
Perez, Sarah (Mar 13, 2014). "Amid Bullying & Threats Of Violence, Anonymous Social App Yik Yak Shuts Off Access To U.S. Middle & High School Students". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on March 13, 2014. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
Constine, Josh (Feb 17, 2015). "Yik Yak Systematically Downvotes Mentions Of Competitors". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 18 February 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2015.

thecollegevoice.org

Motes, Madeline (April 28, 2024). "Yik Yak: How the Anonymous Forum is Tearing Conn's Community Apart". The College Voice. Retrieved December 10, 2024.

thedaonline.com

Straight, Trenton (2024-04-24). "Anonymous app helped police identify WVU students behind false online posts". The Daily Athenaeum. Retrieved 2024-06-21.

theguardian.com

Dredge, Stuart (9 December 2014). "Yik Yak hack is latest warning of the risks of 'anonymous' messaging apps". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 9 December 2014.

therecord.media

"Yik Yak has returned — and so have reports of cyberbullying, students say". therecord.media. Retrieved 2024-06-21.

thestranger.com

Herz, Ansel (Dec 2, 2015). "The Morning News: Starbucks Launches Coffee Delivery, WWU Student Accused of Making Racist Threats Arrested". The Stranger. Archived from the original on December 5, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2015.

thetowerlight.com

"The Towerlight » Q&A with YikYak Co-creator Brooks Buffington". Archived from the original on 2014-10-19. Retrieved 2014-09-24.

theverge.com

Statt, Nick (2017-04-28). "Yik Yak, once valued at $400 million, shuts down and sells off engineers for $1 million". The Verge. Archived from the original on 2020-06-08. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
Sato, Mia (13 May 2022). "Anonymous bulletin board app Yik Yak is revealing its users' exact locations". The Verge. Archived from the original on 13 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
Newton, Casey (8 December 2016). "Yik Yak lays off 60 percent of employees as growth collapses". The Verge. Archived from the original on 8 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
Statt, Nick (2017-04-28). "Yik Yak, once valued at $400 million, shuts down and sells off engineers for $1 million". The Verge. Archived from the original on 2019-10-21. Retrieved 2019-10-22.

turnto10.com

Bologna, Alison (October 2, 2014). "RI school district blocks Yik Yak". NBC 10. Cranston, Rhode Island. Archived from the original on October 5, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.

twitter.com

"Want to be a Yik Yak Campus Rep?". Twitter. 2021-12-23. Archived from the original on 2022-04-02. Retrieved 2022-04-02.

usatoday.com

college.usatoday.com

"Vermont college blocks Yik Yak". USA Today. Tysons Corner, Virginia. Associated Press. September 24, 2014. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.

web.archive.org

"Legal". Yik Yak. 2015-07-14. Archived from the original on 2015-07-14. Retrieved 2015-07-14. Yik Yak is an anonymous messaging app that allows users to create and view posts – called Yaks – within a 5 mile radius.
"Hyper-Local Social Messaging App Yik Yak Raises $1.5 Million in Funding" (Press release). Atlanta, GA: Yahoo Finance. 22 April 2014. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
"Yik Yak shuts down after Square paid $1 million for its engineers". TechCrunch. 28 April 2017. Archived from the original on 6 October 2017. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
"Thank You, Yakkers — Yik Yak Blog". 2017-04-29. Archived from the original on 2017-04-29. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
"SQUARE, INC. DEF 14A April 2017". Archived from the original on 2021-05-04. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
Statt, Nick (2017-04-28). "Yik Yak, once valued at $400 million, shuts down and sells off engineers for $1 million". The Verge. Archived from the original on 2020-06-08. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
"Yik Yak | The Yak is Back". yikyak.com. Archived from the original on 2021-08-16. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
Perez, Sarah (16 March 2023). "Anonymous app Sidechat picks up rival Yik Yak...and users aren't happy". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 21 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
Knibbs, Kate (Mar 21, 2014). "Is this the first anonymous app that understands the power of secrets?". The Daily Dot. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
"The Towerlight » Q&A with YikYak Co-creator Brooks Buffington". Archived from the original on 2014-10-19. Retrieved 2014-09-24.
"Yik Yak Moves Into Top 10 Social Media Apps". Yik Yaker. Archived from the original on 8 December 2014.
Crook, Jordan (January 20, 2016). "Yik Yak Launches On The Web". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on July 6, 2017. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
"The app that college kids once were crazy for has realized that anonymity isn't everything". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2017-12-21.
"Square Said to Acquire Team From Struggling Social App Yik Yak". www.bloomberg.com. 2017-04-24. Archived from the original on 2022-05-13. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
Burns, Matt (2 September 2017). "10 of the most funded startups to fail in 2017: Yik Yak". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017.
Safronova, Valeriya (May 27, 2017). "The Rise and Fall of Yik Yak, the Anonymous Messaging App Image". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
Sato, Mia (13 May 2022). "Anonymous bulletin board app Yik Yak is revealing its users' exact locations". The Verge. Archived from the original on 13 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
Perez, Sarah (3 April 2023). "Yik Yak users are protesting the app's makeover after acquisition by Sidechat". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 21 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
Shontell, Alyson (30 June 2014). "Yik Yak raises $10 million - Business Insider". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
Patty 360 (2019-11-22). "What Happened to Yik Yak and Why Did They Shut Down?". Patty360. Archived from the original on 2024-01-05. Retrieved 2020-02-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
"Community Guardrails | Yik Yak". yikyak.com. Archived from the original on 2022-02-02. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
Wojdylo, Jesse (August 27, 2014). "How to Get More Yakarma on Yik Yak". Wojdylo Social Media. Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
"Want to be a Yik Yak Campus Rep?". Twitter. 2021-12-23. Archived from the original on 2022-04-02. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
"Campus Herder Application". Airtable. Archived from the original on 2021-04-30. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
Fye, Shaan (September 26, 2014). "Yik Yak: Why it Exists". The Atlas Business Journal. Archived from the original on 2 October 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
Rajwani, Naheed (March 7, 2014). "Yik Yak app disabled in Chicago amid principals' worries". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
"Vermont college blocks Yik Yak". USA Today. Tysons Corner, Virginia. Associated Press. September 24, 2014. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
Bramson, Lindsay (September 29, 2014). "Yik Yak bullying leads districts to ban app". NBC KXAN-TV. Austin, Texas. Archived from the original on October 2, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
Bologna, Alison (October 2, 2014). "RI school district blocks Yik Yak". NBC 10. Cranston, Rhode Island. Archived from the original on October 5, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
Jackson, Curtis (October 21, 2014). "School district bans Yik Yak app". New Richmond, Ohio: CBS WKRC-TV. Archived from the original on 2014-10-25. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
Jackson, Curtis (October 23, 2014). "D70 officials spooked by online threat". The Pueblo Chieftain. Pueblo, Colorado. Archived from the original on October 24, 2014. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
Younger, Emily (October 3, 2014). "'Yik Yak' app prompts school to ban cell phones". CBS KRQE. Albuquerque, New Mexico. Archived from the original on October 5, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
Rosenfeld, Alex (October 2, 2014). "Yik Yak Sows Hostility at Emory". The Emory Wheel. Atlanta, Georgia. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
Avery Stone and Tyler Kingkade (September 24, 2014). "Racist Posts On Yik Yak Prompt Student Protest At Colgate University". Huffington Post. New York, New York. Archived from the original on July 24, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
Engh, Michael (13 May 2015). "Message to Students". Santa Clara University. Archived from the original on 16 December 2015.
Kinder, Stephen (4 May 2017). "Yik Yak Kicks the Can". Blue Valley West Spotlight Online (Blue Valley West High School). Archived from the original on 5 September 2017.
Mach, Ryan Chapin (October 3, 2014). "Why Your College Campus Should Ban Yik Yak". Huffington Post. New York, New York. Archived from the original on October 5, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
Graber, Diana (March 26, 2014). "Yik Yak App Makers Do the Right Thing". The Huffington Post. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
Perez, Sarah (Mar 13, 2014). "Amid Bullying & Threats Of Violence, Anonymous Social App Yik Yak Shuts Off Access To U.S. Middle & High School Students". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on March 13, 2014. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
Junco, Rey (March 17, 2015). "Yik Yak and Online Anonymity are Good for College Students". Wired. Archived from the original on 15 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
Hess, Amanda (October 28, 2015). "Don't ban Yik Yak". Slate. Archived from the original on 14 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
Moskowitz, Sanford (8 December 2014). "Yik Hak: Smashing the Yak". SilverSky Labs. Archived from the original on 8 December 2014.
Dredge, Stuart (9 December 2014). "Yik Yak hack is latest warning of the risks of 'anonymous' messaging apps". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 9 December 2014.
Shahani, Aarti (July 13, 2015). "On College Campuses, Suicide Intervention Via Anonymous App". National Public Radio (NPR). Archived from the original on 2016-03-02. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
Constine, Josh (Feb 17, 2015). "Yik Yak Systematically Downvotes Mentions Of Competitors". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 18 February 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
Herz, Ansel (Dec 2, 2015). "The Morning News: Starbucks Launches Coffee Delivery, WWU Student Accused of Making Racist Threats Arrested". The Stranger. Archived from the original on December 5, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
Broom, Jack; Long, Katherine (December 1, 2015). "Bail set at $10,000 for WWU student accused of racist threats". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on December 15, 2015. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
Newton, Casey (8 December 2016). "Yik Yak lays off 60 percent of employees as growth collapses". The Verge. Archived from the original on 8 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
Statt, Nick (2017-04-28). "Yik Yak, once valued at $400 million, shuts down and sells off engineers for $1 million". The Verge. Archived from the original on 2019-10-21. Retrieved 2019-10-22.

wired.com

Junco, Rey (March 17, 2015). "Yik Yak and Online Anonymity are Good for College Students". Wired. Archived from the original on 15 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.

wojdylosocialmedia.com

Wojdylo, Jesse (August 27, 2014). "How to Get More Yakarma on Yik Yak". Wojdylo Social Media. Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.

yahoo.com

finance.yahoo.com

"Hyper-Local Social Messaging App Yik Yak Raises $1.5 Million in Funding" (Press release). Atlanta, GA: Yahoo Finance. 22 April 2014. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.

yikyak.com

"Yik Yak | The Yak is Back". yikyak.com. Archived from the original on 2021-08-16. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
"Community Guardrails | Yik Yak". yikyak.com. Archived from the original on 2022-02-02. Retrieved 2022-04-02.

blog.yikyak.com

"Thank You, Yakkers — Yik Yak Blog". 2017-04-29. Archived from the original on 2017-04-29. Retrieved 2020-02-16.

yikyakapp.com

"Legal". Yik Yak. 2015-07-14. Archived from the original on 2015-07-14. Retrieved 2015-07-14. Yik Yak is an anonymous messaging app that allows users to create and view posts – called Yaks – within a 5 mile radius.

yikyaker.com

"Yik Yak Moves Into Top 10 Social Media Apps". Yik Yaker. Archived from the original on 8 December 2014.