I was at the gym completely in my zone (I told you not to let me get in my zone) when my EDC live set got interrupted by the ding of my phone telling me I have a new text.
I saw it was from a number I didn’t have saved. At first I thought it was one of the high school girls at home who’ve been obsessing over me, but then I read it. It was an invite to download Notice, “the anonymous social network for your campus.”
Much like Yik Yak, Notice presents a feed of anonymous statements (with the addition of photos) on which you can anonymously comment. The difference between the Yak and Notice is that Notice is not location based, but links you to your fellow Gators via your @ufl.edu email. It’s got a neat little interface and it’s definitely worth the download.
Your parents who only downloaded SnapChat to exclusively send you pictures of your dog while you’re at school would say these apps are going to encourage bullying and the spread of lies. While those concerns are valid, the good of these apps will no doubt outweigh their evil.
Right now these apps (really just Yik Yak) are used on college campuses to make fun of people and I like to believe most people don’t take these jokes seriously. Whether they’re questioning the sexuality of an entire fraternity or calling out specific girls for being sluts, who the fuck in their right mind is going to trust some jabroni on an anonymous app? No one. There’s no credibility, which is what makes these apps fun.
More than anything, these apps serve as a quick creative outlet. The art of fitting a quality joke into a 180 character message is tough, and the Yaks that get the most likes are the witty, off-handed comments that affect no one.
Via: smeharbinger.net
These are apps we need. Not every thought we have is worthy of a Tweet, and Facebook statuses are really just for graduating. We all think things we would never say, or at least some people would never say, but want to say. Finally we have the platform to broadcast ourselves without tying it to our names. I’m sure some hacker living in the basement of Marston could figure out how to trace it back, but for the most part, you get to stay safely unattached to your comments.
Just think of all the material for anonymous sarcastic comments we’ll get to make come fall: the football team, freshmen and their lanyards, ratchet Midtown nights, raging from sundown to sunrise at Club West and (of course) the next time Jameis gets arrested.
All of this makes for the best toilet entertainment, really. Anonymous is the future. Post on, my friends, but remember that bullying is disgracey. (But seriously, don’t bully.)
Featured photo courtesy of: smartgirlworld.com
