hamyk Launches Social Media Platform so High School & College Students Can Keep it Local

Industry: Advertising & Marketing

The Apple App Store welcomes a new local video-sharing platform that gives students a fair shot at being seen and known by their peers.

Austin, TX (PRUnderground) November 23rd, 2021

Sure, it’s entertaining. But is it practical for a high schooler or college student to follow someone they’ll never meet on social media? Upping the ante on apps that peddle the unreachable, a new game-changing platform launches. Enter the hamyk IOS app. Think of a 24/7 feed of who, what, when, where, and why on campus. It’s the latest take on a dynamic where absolutely anyone registered for class can make an impression on fellow students in nine seconds or less. How’s that for lasting, instant access?

Using a student’s location and a short video, hamyk gives users the chance to see and be seen by the people on and around campus only. Location-based feeds show the newest and most liked posts based solely on campus engagement. So, it’s less about a user’s popularity and more about the quality of the content. Regardless of a user’s number of followers, every post starts at the top of the “New” feed to give everyone a fair shot at going viral. hamyk also limits the number of accounts users can follow to assure student-focused engagement stays high.

Having just received an angel round of funding, the start-up enjoys early signs of progress. Grant Shahriari, the CEO and founder of hamyk, said, “When I was a student at Baylor University, we used popular apps like Yik Yak and TikTok but, I knew I could make a better version. So, I founded hamyk, and people are taking notice. hamykers now have information about people and places in their area they most likely didn’t know existed. So, lighthearted connection with some ‘deets’ they can use in real-time, too. It’s a win/win.”

A social media platform with a conscience, hamyk does not collect unnecessary data or sell information. Additionally, it keeps a watch on fake engagement by limiting the number of accounts a user can follow. Moreover, the platform will soon offer what they call scholarship giveaways through small contests highlighting specific campuses.

Apple App Store Link:

https://apple.co/30cqKGy 

Contact:

Grant Shahriari

CEO & Founder, hamyk

grant@hamyk.com

512-785-5550

About hamyk

hamyk is a start-up company based in Austin, Texas, that provides young adults with a location-based, student-focused IOS app.

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