‘What Broke the Internet’ is a 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 phenomena 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.
This December we saw a great deal of excitement as those on Twitter celebrated the end of 2015 and the coming of a New Year. Steve Harvey’s incorrect announcement of the Miss Universe Pageant winner gave viewers and non-viewers a reason to weigh in on the big slipup on Twitter. One Direction’s final performance before taking a break had fans reminding one another that there will be more to come after the band gets some likely much needed rest, while Fifth Harmony member Camila Cabello spread holiday cheer by encouraging fans to tweet at her with hopes of receiving a follow. The final Republican debate of the year took place and drew a larger volume of conversation than the one previous in November, and Louis Tomlinson of One Direction celebrated his birthday.
