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What Broke the Internet in April: Baltimore’s Riots and Nepal’s Earthquake

May 11, 2015

‘What Broke the Internet’ is a month-to-month recap and holistic overview of the most buzzed about daily Internet conversation in the Twittersphere. Through social listening, we’re looking at the top trending topics day-by-day to help marketers understand what is capturing people’s attention and ‘breaking the Internet.’ As an agency powered by curiosity, our teams are keeping tabs and striving to understand Internet phenomenons by connecting the dots and looking for insight into what fizzles and what flies, as well as to identify white spaces we can help brands creatively tap into.

In April, we saw the conversation shift from Kim Kardashian’s latest antics, #thedress and llamas on the loose, to more serious news like the Baltimore Riots and the earthquake that shook Nepal. Check out the infographic below to find out what else ‘broke the Internet’ in April.

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Cover photo via Gallery Hip.