{"id":4784,"date":"2014-08-12T14:17:07","date_gmt":"2014-08-12T18:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/?p=4784"},"modified":"2022-03-24T10:21:51","modified_gmt":"2022-03-24T14:21:51","slug":"kalamazoo-college-students-launch-versapp-app-with-help-from-an-alumnus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/kalamazoo-college-students-launch-versapp-app-with-help-from-an-alumnus\/","title":{"rendered":"Kalamazoo College students launch Versapp app with help from an alumnus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2014\/08\/15.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-4785 size-medium\" src=\"\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2014\/08\/15-228x300.jpg\" alt=\"Giancarlo Anemone \u201915 and Will Guedes \u201915\" width=\"228\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2014\/08\/15-228x300.jpg 228w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2014\/08\/15-780x1024.jpg 780w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/a>Users of a new social media application developed by two K juniors no longer have to worry about not having a second chance to make a first impression with its concept of anonymous interaction.<\/p>\n<p>Versapp, a social media application combining anonymity and community, was developed by\u00a0<strong>Giancarlo Anemone \u201915<\/strong> and <strong>Will Guedes \u201915<\/strong> with the help of angel investor <strong>Trevor Hough \u201908<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Launched last month for the iOS platform, with an Android version to follow, Versapp allows users to send a message using their friends list to initiate a conversation while remaining unidentified using the one-to-one chat feature. 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