Issue 42 | 24 May 2017

 

An affecting call to action to tackle climate change? A 140-character vignette on the nature of love? An epic rant by Donald Trump? The most retweeted tweet of all time is none of these things. This accolade goes to Carter Wilkinson, whose mission to win a year's supply of chicken nuggets recently surpassed Ellen DeGeneres's Oscar selfie from 2014.
After all, 'a man needs his nuggs'. Read on for more on this and other tasty morsels of social media news.  

 
 
Facebook   Twitter and Instagram
 
 
Other Platforms
  • New Spotify codes to share music.
  • A host of new Snapchat features.
  • Snapchat's Max Reach ads
  • Snap's share price flops.
  • YouTube bulks up its TV content.
  Emerging Platforms and Tech
  • Appetence – the slow dating app that encourages conversation.
  • UK VR firm raises £388m.
  • Prefer – the professional referral app.
  • Elon Musk's boring project.
 
 
Social Media Items of Interest
  • #NuggsForCarter beats Ellen to become most RT'd tweet ever.
  • United Airlines tries to piggyback 'nuggs guy' fame.
  • Pepsi brings back Pepsi Fire.
  • Has Dove gone too far with its new 'Real Beauty' packaging?
  • McDonald's apologises for TV ad.
  • Twitter users unsure if BBC 'lunch hack' is for real.
  • Warner Brothers first to take up Sponsored World Lenses.
  • Artist leaves 15,000 coins on the street and live tweets what happens.
  • Instagram named as the worst platform for young peoples' mental health.
 
 
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