BuzzIt

New app looks to ‘break the silence’ in the classroom

By: Nathaniel Tok If you have ever wanted to speak up in class but were hesitant to voice your thoughts aloud, this new app may offer a solution. SFU Beedie School of Business alumnus Jon Harris along with friend Jeremy Jackson have developed an app, BuzzIt, designed to facilitate a virtual chat room among users based on their location. “The root of the matter is that society has a self-censorship problem. We’re often too ready to stop ourselves from saying what we think,” Harris explained in a recent interview with SFU News. “Where we run into trouble is when we’re unwilling…

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