It’s never a dull day on social, more so if you spend as many hours as I do for work and to combat boredom. Politics, sports, tech, innovations, beauty trends, unexpected controversies et al from across the globe continue to ensure that it's buzzing around the clock. In this piece, I take a look back at some viral moments that might have missed your eye.
BuzzFeed’s Big Bet on ‘BuzzFeed Island’ BuzzFeed made waves by announcing ‘BuzzFeed Island,’ a new social platform aiming to bring back the golden era of online engagement. As per the company, it is designed to counter algorithm-driven doomscrolling, the new platform will provide human curation of the best of the internet, ‘providing quirky, weird, and joyful experiences to make the internet fun again’. Many users compared it to early internet forums, reminiscing about a time before social media became ad-heavy.
The move has been praised as a potential game-changer in content consumption. Meghan Markle’s Waffle Controversy The Duchess of Sussex faced the wrath of netizens after sharing Instagram stories on St. Patrick's Day, showcasing green waffles she purportedly made for her children.
Eagle-eyed fans observed that the waffle iron displayed in the video had dividers creating four sections, while the finished waffles appeared as solid circles without these divisions. This discrepancy led to accusations that the waffles were store-bought rather than homemade. Some social media users labelled her actions as d.
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