Most of us are glued to
social networks, updating what we did to what we plan to do. Some even put out
forthright opinions, but raw honestly is something that can be quite tricky.
Isn’t it hard to speak your mind with your true identity attached to
something? Well, it is, arguably for most of us. Maybe that’s
why we’ve seen a sudden surge in apps that let you protect your identity whilst
letting you speak your mind. Yes, from Secret and Whisper to random Confession
pages and Rooms, we’ve seen it all. In fact, even bigwigs like Facebook are
mulling over a Secret-like app. Let’s take a quick look at the app that helped
make the year all about going anonymous.
Secret
Secret has become a new way of sharing your thoughts with
others. In fact, it has become the most popular gossip rag in Silicon Valley.
Founded by two ex-Google employees, you can share your true
opinion, join communities and also make new friends, all without disclosing
your real identity. It is mostly dominated by tech-enthusiasts. The app is
available for download for Android and iOS users on Google Play store and Apple App store, respectively.
Whisper
Whisper is yet another place to connected with like-minded
people and express your true self, without telling anyone who you are. You can
send out whispers with photos, respond to anonymous whispers and there’s also
the option for private messaging. The Whisper anonymous app is more popular
among teens. It is available for Android as well as iOSusers.
Confessions page
Confession pages is yet another trend that has been catching up
over the years and saw them gain traction this year. “I’m a compulsive
laundry room thief,” said one Facebookconfession while “I’m the reason the ‘Public
Urination is Illegal’ signs were put up at Coyote Village,” said another. Such
anonymous admissions were popping up on confessions pages on Facebook as well
as Twitter. Some worrisome than others and popular among teenagers or
users in their early-20s. Some confessions were worrisome and even linked to famous
universities. Anonymous confession posts varied from sexual fantasies and
revealing one’s sexual orientation to cyber-bullying and hate comments and
more.
Rooms
Putting an end to
the buzz around Facebook developing a Secret-like app, the social network
announced Rooms. “One of the things our team loves most about the Internet is
its potential to let us be whoever we want to be. That’s why in Rooms you can
be ‘Wonder Woman’ — or whatever name makes you feel most comfortable and
proud,” Facebook had explained in its blogpost. The app is nothing
but a smartphone spin on chat forums that were popular venues for online
discourse in early Internet days. Rooms serve as virtual settings for photos,
videos, and text posted in the spirit of taking part in a conversation about
chosen topics. Those who create rooms can make participation invite-only or
post public links to join.
Besides, there are
several other anonymous apps such as YikYak, Cloaq, Gossup, Viper and so on.
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