Facebook Year in Review: Diwali is the top topic, Marine Drive top Instagram location

Facebook has announced its annual Year in Review - a set of topics and videos that were discussed the most on the social networking platform. It doesn't come as a surprise that 'US Presidential Election' was the most talked about topic globally.

In India, Diwali pipped Cricket and Uri attacks as the most discussed topic. Facebook says India has 166 million monthly active users with 159 million of them accessing the platform on a mobile device. 85 million people access Facebook daily and 81 million people do on a mobile device. Facebook is becoming the go to platform for not just conversation but also for news and breaking stories.

Top 10 most talked about topics from India in 2016 on Facebook:

1. Diwali

2. Cricket

3. Uri attacks and surgical attacks

4. Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Movie)

5. Hardwell (India Tour)

6. Priyanka Chopra

7. Rio Olympics

8. Pokemon Go

9. Pathankot

10. iPhone 7 launch

Global Top Moments on Facebook

1. US Presidential Election

2. Brazilian Politics

3. Pokemon Go

4. Black Lives Matter

5. Rodrigo Duterte & Philippine Presidential Election

6. Olympics

7. Brexit

8. Super Bowl

9. David Bowie

10. Muhammad Ali

Facebook says Marine Drive was the most instagrammed location in India followed by Taj Mahal and Hauz Khas Village. The most used hashtags include #love, #instagood and #fun. Instagram saw maximum activity in India on the day of Diwali i.e. October 30. Instagram also saw more pictures shared on Children's Day and Dussehra.

For users, Facebook is also rolling out Year In Review videos visible on their timeline. The Year in Review video can also be viewed by clicking on this link.

At last this is my Year in Review.

Comments

Cyanogen Inc moving project to California without co-founder Steve Kondik

Cyanogen Inc. has announced that it is relocating to Palo Alto, California and has separated ties with co-founder Steve Kondik. The post, published yesterday by Cyanogen CEO Lior Tal on the company blog, sheds further light on the circumstances surrounding the recent closure of its Seattle office. “The purpose of the change is to improve the communication and performance of the team which will now operate under one roof. This consolidation effort will allow us to build in greater efficiencies and reduce restrictions in our product development lifecycle,” wrote Tal, adding, “Understandably some are unable to follow their role and relocate.” The post goes on to reveal that Kondik won’t be following the rest of the team to the new location. “Cyanogen has separated ties with Steve Kondik, allowing him to continue to forge his path as he sees fit. We wish him the best of luck in his next venture.” The news follows soon after Kondik revealed problems ...

OnePlus 3T launches in India; sales start December 14

The OnePlus 3T , which was announced a few weeks ago, is already available in some countries. The Chinese manufacturer first started selling its latest flagship in the US and Canada on November 21. A week later, on November 28 to be exact, the OnePlus 3T started selling in Europe as well. Now, the company has announced that it’s bringing the device to one of the biggest smartphone markets in the world — India. The OnePlus 3T will be available exclusively on Amazon India with sales starting on December 14 (from 12.01am IST). As in other countries, you’ll be able to choose between the 64 GB or 128 GB model, which will retail for Rs. 29,999 and Rs. 34,999 respectively. Compared with its slightly older brother , the OnePlus 3T brings a few hardware upgrades to the table. It features the Snapdragon 821 processor, an improved 16 MP selfie camera, a larger 3,400 mAh battery and also comes with a 128 GB of storage option. It’s the company’s most expensiv...

GizmoTab is a tablet made with both kids and parents in mind

Parents who want a tablet for their young kids have a new option in the GizmoTab from Verizon Wireless . The carrier began selling the 8-inch Android tablet today, which includes a “kid-tough” removable bumper that can keep it working despite the large amount of abuse young children can offer. The pre-installed software that comes with the GizmoTab has been created especially for kids age 3-8, with access to 300 education-themed apps that are grouped in seven different islands. Those apps include Play-Doh ABCs, Operation Math Code Squad and Nat Geo Puzzle Explorer. Parents can access a dashboard on the tablet that will keep track of their kid’s use and set limits on how long they can use the device. When the kids are in bed or at grandma’s, parents can use the GizmoTab like any other Android tablet, with its Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 octa-core processor, 3GB of RAM, and 16GB of onboard storage. It does have Android Marshmallow 6.0.1 pre-installed, along with a...

Curious 4 Tech 24x7

Search This Blog