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Blog Posts From The Past: The Stupid Viral Beer Drinking Campaign

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I had the idea to share some of my blog posts from the past from time to time. Let me start with something hilarious from the past. At the beginning of 2014 I was a bit upset about people on Facebook. There was this stupid beer challenge on Facebook. This happened in Germany on Facebook, people basically recorded themselves while drinking a beer in one go, and once they finished the beer, they nominated their friends to do the same. This idea went viral, and up to this day I am not sure if it was started by a stupid … Continue reading Blog Posts From The Past: The Stupid Viral Beer Drinking Campaign

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Threema Is Going Viral In Germany After The WhatsApp Buyout By Facebook

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I mentioned it already in an earlier article but I couldn´t talk about fact apart from the perceived shift in my circles. I said that many people bought the Threema app to replace the by Facebook acquired messenger WhatsApp. The Swiss startup Threema promises that it´s messenger app offers real end-to-end encryption and therefore real security and privacy. Many see this app as a hot if not best alternative to WhatsApp. The app became popular over night here in Germany as said, since so many people in my circles said “Do you already have Threema installed on your phone?”. But … Continue reading Threema Is Going Viral In Germany After The WhatsApp Buyout By Facebook

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Whoa! You Can Drink A Beer In One Go? Who Cares?

Dennis

You maybe heard about viral success of internet content. It´s the content that gets created and shared by individuals with help of social networks like Facebook, Twitter and so on for example. Viral success does mean that a particular type of content gets popular or in other words shared and liked much. There is lately a new trend on Facebook here in Germany, it´s like a competition, people record themselves while they drink a bottle or glass of beer in one go and then they nominate several of their friends to do it too. If you didn´t know it already, … Continue reading Whoa! You Can Drink A Beer In One Go? Who Cares?