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Tyler Droll  

Co-Founder & CEO of Yik Yak

Tyler Droll, CEO, co-founded Yik Yak in 2013 with Brooks Buffington, shortly after graduating from Furman University. The duo created Yik Yak because they recognized a need for hyper-local, open messaging to give everyone in the community a voice. The social media smartphone application allows people to anonymously create and view "Yaks" within a 10 mile radius. Today, Yik Yak is popular on over 1,600 college and university campuses across the US. Tyler is originally from Duluth, Georgia.

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Yik Yak Introduces Screen Names To Curb Anonymous Trolling
Yik Yak on Tuesday began allowing users to choose a screen name, a shift for the social media app known for anonymity that may help reduce trolling and cyberbullying. Tyler Droll and Brooks Buffington, who founded the Atlanta-based company in November 2013, told The Huffington Post in an interview that the new feature is designed to increase engagement and attract new users from outside their core base of college students. It also aims to combat trolling, they said.

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