Federated YikYak alternative?
from 3dmvr@lemm.ee to fediverse@lemmy.world on 07 Mar 21:39
https://lemm.ee/post/57594971

Does it exist? I miss when YikYak was for hometowns and you could view other cities or comment/post there if in range. I don’t like its current state after coming back. It was like the neighbour apps but less facebooky with a crowd under 50, was the ultimate local news source.

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jeffw@lemmy.world on 07 Mar 21:53 next collapse

Ultimate local news source? As a guy who spent way too much time on that app 10 years ago, wtf are you talking about?

3dmvr@lemm.ee on 07 Mar 23:46 collapse

maybe it sucked for your tow/city? Was great for mine

jeffw@lemmy.world on 08 Mar 06:39 collapse

Idk, it was ao small. I think the fun was going a few blocks over and getting a totally different vibe/community. Can’t see how playing “whisper down the lane” ends up with good news coverage

3dmvr@lemm.ee on 08 Mar 07:53 collapse

Plenty of shit that would never make the news would end up on yikyak, you ask what happened at blah blah street hella ppl would chime in

turkalino@lemmy.yachts on 07 Mar 21:57 next collapse

Ah man, I miss that app. So good that my university tried to ban it.

But federation would be a weird choice for something that’s supposed to be limited to a small area. I guess if multiple people in one town wanted to run an instance…

SerWebster@sh.itjust.works on 08 Mar 07:21 collapse

I’d love an app like that.

A true app or program though, running on devices. Something that could set up ad hoc networks or relays. Locally it shouldn’t be reliant on the Internet.

Cycadophyta@lemmy.cafe on 08 Mar 10:29 collapse

Sounds like meshtastic

Mem@discuss.tchncs.de on 08 Mar 13:02 collapse

Or Reticulum Network via RNode (/its firmware)