Bengaluru Man's iPhone 6s Photo Of Wife Is Now A Global Apple Ad
Offbeat | Amrita Kohli | Thursday March 3, 2016
Bengaluru-based couple Ashish Parmar and Raina Nanaiah are "over-the-moon" as they should be - their candid picture has just made it to Apple billboards across the globe.
The Dark Side of Going Viral That No One Talks About
Caitlin Dewey, The Washington Post | Thursday March 3, 2016
Internet fame is a capricious beast that gifts both surfboards and suffering to its (intermittently) willing subjects.
John Oliver Roasts Donald Trump, Or Is It Donald Drumpf?
Offbeat | Written by Raksha Bihani | Wednesday March 2, 2016
Oliver wrapped with swipes at Trump's alleged original family name 'Drumpf', creating a hashtag that broke the internet and Twitter - #makedonalddrumpfagain.
It Was His One Shot At Internet Fame, And Someone Else Stole It
Offbeat | Caitlin Dewey, The Washington Post | Saturday February 27, 2016
"Trolling Ted Cruz" would have been the most successful YouTube video Zach Etkind has ever made. Since 2012, the 28-year-old entrepreneur has been uploading jokey stunt videos to his channel, "Donnie Does," in the hopes of achieving viral fame.
How New York Reacted to Man, 65, With His 12-Year-Old 'Bride'
Offbeat | Amrita Kohli | Friday February 26, 2016
In an attempt to shine a harsh light on the prevalence of child marriages (legally in many countries), YouTuber Coby Persin has conducted a social experiment to see how people in New York would react to a child bride and her older groom. New York reacted just as you would imagine - with shock and outrage.
Messi's Fan in Plastic Bag Jersey Finally Receives a Real Signed Shirt
Offbeat | Amrita Kohli | Thursday February 25, 2016
Remember that adorable five-year-old Afghan boy whose picture in a makeshift, plastic bag Lionel Messi jersey went viral? Guess what? He doesn't need to wear that blue-and-white-striped plastic shirt anymore. Murtaza Ahmadi can now wear his own, specially autographed Messi jersey sent to him by the Barcelona star himself.
Sunny Leone, Alok Nath Star in Anti-Smoking Video That's Going Viral
Offbeat | Amrita Kohli | Friday February 26, 2016
If you've struggled to kick the habit in the past, this video featuring Sunny Leone, Alok Nath and Deepak Dobriyal posted yesterday may just strengthen your resolve. The video, both hilarious and dark at the same time, cannot afford to be missed.
This Dad's Heartwarming Apology to His Daughter is Winning Social Media
Offbeat | Amrita Kohli | Monday February 22, 2016
A new ad that questions gender roles being passed around from one generation to the other is winning hearts on social media. Since being posted on February 19, the ad has received over 2.6 million views on Facebook.
This Viral Children's Puzzle About Fruit is Confusing Adults on Social Media
Offbeat | Amrita Kohli | Friday February 19, 2016
How much debate can a puzzle - meant for kids and involving three types of fruit - churn up? Evidently, A LOT. This one has simple equations and asks you to solve the puzzle based on the values assigned to the different fruit. It could possibly have an easy answer, except the fruit, or their values, make it a little harder.
This is Not a Drill. Setting Your iPhone to January 1, 1970 Will Kill it
Offbeat | Amrita Kohli | Thursday February 18, 2016
If you like using your beloved iPhone, do not pay heed to the thousand of tweets, whatsapp forwards and facebook status updates telling you to change your phone's date to January 1, 1970. Apple has no retro design and any attempt to change the phone's date to 1970 will kill your phone.
Viral: Vet Comforts Rescue Dog by Eating Breakfast in Cage With Her
Offbeat | Amrita Kohli | Thursday February 18, 2016
Georgia veterinarian Dr Andy Mathis is winning huge praise on social media after a video of him with a rescue dog went viral. The video, posted on February 14 by Granite Hills Animal Care on their Facebook page, has fetched over 6.6 million views.
India Funding Roundup: A Mobile Gaming Platform, Video Content Creator, and More
Sriram Sharma | Wednesday February 17, 2016
A roundup of funding news and announcements from India's tech startup ecosystem.
Mom and Daughter Think No One Can Tell Them Apart. Sorry, Twitter Can
Offbeat | Amrita Kohli | Wednesday February 17, 2016
This one isn't going to break the Internet the way #TheDress did - or perhaps it will but not in a good way. No debates or bewildered head scratching here, the only thing this new social media puzzle will do is make you hunt around for the most sarcastic response possible.
Love Child: 5-Year-Old Girl Discussing How to Break Up Goes Viral
Offbeat | Edited by Amrita Kohli | Tuesday February 16, 2016
Oprah, move over. A 5-year-old girl's deep reflection on needing to breakup with a classmate has gone viral.
After Super-Mom, Dad Puts 4 Kids to Bed. Turns Out to be Equally Super
Offbeat | Edited by Amrita Kohli | Tuesday February 16, 2016
It takes serious superpowers of the non-Deadpool kind to put a set of four toddlers - triplets plus one - to bed on a daily basis and it appears that Mr and Mrs Incredible have nothing on this Canadian couple.
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