The platform is available on most Android and iOS devices.
A handy pop-up window upon entering the platform lets students set their social media status so that it alerts friends when they are busy studying.
The guides include content pulled from flashcards created by students on the platform, EverNote, and Word documents uploaded to the platform, and other student-made studying materials.
The vetting process is also crowd-sourced, Klundt said. The study materials that get used and shared the most “bubble to the top,” and the poorly received notes fall the to the bottom.
The guides, which became available on Nov. 21, are priced at $5 each.
“We’re in the process of creating all of the guides, and our servers are crunching through the data, still,” Klundt said. “So far, we’re already creating 40,000 guides a day.”
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