WEB NEWS - Royal baby born, internet goes crazy
- 11 years ago
Today on the net: the web is a buzz with royal baby news. A Scottish island is wiped off Google Maps, providing much amusement for web users.
And logo parodies show the dark side of big corporations.
Royal baby born, internet goes crazy
Announced online by the British Royal family, the birth of William and Kate’s son has set off an avalanche of comments on social networks. Twitter says royal baby mentions reached a peak of over 25 300 tweets per minute on Monday night.
These included countless messages of congratulations from all over the world, sent in by ordinary web users and also celebrities and political figures, such as English pop singer Cheryl Cole, American TV presenter Ellen DeGeneres and also the Prime Minister of Canada, Stephen Harper.
Others have added a dose of humour with these photomontages that are being widely shared online. Some have imagined how the new heir to the throne will be presented to the public, and have played around with an image from the Walt Disney film “The Lion King”.
And advertisers are of course seizing the opportunity to promote their products. A number of brands have launched online ad campaigns with a royal baby theme.
Some people find the fervor and excitement irritating, and for anyone that’s had enough, you can download apps like Unbaby.me to avoid all the online frenzy. This browser add-on for Google Chrome uses a filtering system, so looks for keywords and removes all content relating to the new born Prince.
Scottish island wiped off Google Maps
Residents from the Isle of Jura off the w... Go on reading on our web site.
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And logo parodies show the dark side of big corporations.
Royal baby born, internet goes crazy
Announced online by the British Royal family, the birth of William and Kate’s son has set off an avalanche of comments on social networks. Twitter says royal baby mentions reached a peak of over 25 300 tweets per minute on Monday night.
These included countless messages of congratulations from all over the world, sent in by ordinary web users and also celebrities and political figures, such as English pop singer Cheryl Cole, American TV presenter Ellen DeGeneres and also the Prime Minister of Canada, Stephen Harper.
Others have added a dose of humour with these photomontages that are being widely shared online. Some have imagined how the new heir to the throne will be presented to the public, and have played around with an image from the Walt Disney film “The Lion King”.
And advertisers are of course seizing the opportunity to promote their products. A number of brands have launched online ad campaigns with a royal baby theme.
Some people find the fervor and excitement irritating, and for anyone that’s had enough, you can download apps like Unbaby.me to avoid all the online frenzy. This browser add-on for Google Chrome uses a filtering system, so looks for keywords and removes all content relating to the new born Prince.
Scottish island wiped off Google Maps
Residents from the Isle of Jura off the w... Go on reading on our web site.
http://www.france24.com/en/taxonomy/emission/18008
Visit our website:
http://www.france24.com
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