Erodr, a new social media application for the iPhone, blends the best qualities of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat, according to Erodr representative and accounting sophomore Steele Tortorich.
Tortorich said the app is designed to keep posts fleeting and fun.
“Our slogan is: ‘What happens at LSU stays at LSU,’” Tortorich said. “Posts only last 24 hours if they are not liked. Also, posts and pictures can be anonymous, and anonymous posts can be removed if they are flagged twice.”
Erodr was created in November 2012 at Missouri University and has already made its way to LSU with hopes of spreading, Tortorich said.
The point of the anonymous feature is “for bong hits and keg stands, not making fun of other people and hiding your identity,” according to a post on the app from an administrator last week after several instances of anonymous name-calling.
“The goal is to post party pictures and not worrying about being held responsible by your parents or a potential job,” Tortorich said.
Another key feature of the app is that posts can be seen by anyone — even non-friends or non-followers — in the area, Tortorich said.
“Your posts can only be seen in the geographical location you allow it to,” Tortorich said. “You can make your posts be seen in a 10-mile radius or more.”
Most users on the application are members of the Greek community, and Tortorich — a non-Greek student — said the app is marketed to fraternities and sororities because of how close-knit they are, but Erodr is open to all students with an lsu.edu email address.
Mackenzie Shannon, elementary education junior, said Erodr is an awesome way to keep in touch with fellow students.
“Erodr is a good way for LSU to connect and see what is going on campus,” Shannon said. “Some fraternities have used it to spread word about their philanthropies. It’s easier to know what’s going on than in The Reveille or on Facebook.”
Shannon said the application allows some privacy because no one can see who liked and commented on posts except for the poster and the person who liked or commented.
Tortorich said the application has more than 600 downloads from LSU students and has thousands of users across the country. Since its inception in 2012, there have been more than 10,000 posts, Tortorich said.
