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What's gone viral this week

14 February 2014

1// 10 Years of Facebook
So this week we'll kick off about the most talked about thing on Facebook and that is there very 10 year look back videos. In honour of turning 10 years old (that has flown over) you can catch some of your highlights from your time on the social network. According to Facebook, the videos have been shared over 100 million times making it a pretty big win for them. You can make your own film right here

2// Winter Olympics
The Winter Olympics are in full flow, and if like me you're struggling with the snowboarding lingo and waiting for the Jamaican bob-sleigh team to show up is going to be my personal highlight. Well, just before the Olympics came to air Channel 4 nailed all the colours of the rainbow to their mast ahead of the Sochi Winter Olympics; focussing on a pro-gay vibe for a new promo video.

Russia's anti-gay controversies have been outraging many corners of the rest of the world over recent weeks, particularly after the British channel aired ruthlessly enraging documentary 'Hunted' last week, showing youth gangs proudly capturing and attacking young LGBT people. Channel 4 put this video together that has been viewed over 1 million times on Youtube.



3// Farewell Flappy Bird
One of the most beloved or hated game, depending on your stance has disappeared forever from the app store.

The story of Flappy Bird is a strange one, the game sat in relative obscurity many months after its release, and then, seemingly out of nowhere, it quickly became one of the most popular iOS apps, at one point reportedly earning its creator as much as $50,000 per day. At the pinnacle of the game's success, Dong Nguyen decided to remove it from the App Store, following the pressure to be number one.

But, it's not that the fact that it's been a tremendous sensation. If you head over to ebay the prices for phones that has still got the game on there mobiles is unbelievable, ranging from £150 - £3,900. If you're missing the little hapless bird you can place your bid right here 


James xo