Channel 4's new logo

The creative team 4Creative and the agency DBLG have decided to change the look of the logo by making it more creative. The classic logo had remained for more than a decade so they felt as though people were getting bored of the look of it. They designed it by starting with the original 4 logo then breaking it into nine blocks and the nine blocks symbolise how diverse 4 is, by the different shapes and sizes of the blocks.

Injured shark saved by brother in Florida.

For a lot of people, the idea of even being near a Shark is a huge risk of encountering danger, but a video of two brothers saving a shark that was pulled to shore by water has become very popular as people are commending their bravery. When they saw they shark they realised that it was badly hurt, it had deep fishing hooks in its mouth and a fishing line tangled around it's head. The two brave boys decided to rescue it by removing the hooks, untangling the fishing line and helping it swim away into the deep end. Bystanders screamed as they didn't understand what was happening, but soon they realised that the shark was harmless as it was hurt.

Google+ and Youtube are splitting up

Google + and YouTube have decided to go their separate ways. Google+ was created in late 2011 to give users a profile and the chance to past pictures, comment and socialise with other people, so in other words it was another Facebook. When it was clear that it was not getting as much attention and users as they thought it would, Google changed the set up and decided to make everyone get a Google+ account in order to comment and share videos on YouTube. Not many people were happy about this as they claimed that it actually made YouTube harder to use because it made everything more complicated. So YouTube users are very happy that Google have decided to drop Google+.

Miss Piggy and Kermit the frog are no longer together.

After a 4 decade long relationship Kermit and Miss Piggy are no longer together, they have released this statement on twitter:

Windows 95's 20th birthday

 

Windows 95 is now 20 years old, it was known as the system that used to crash everytime, and Windows has definitely come a long way, as technology evolves, computer systems are also growing with them. This is a video guide for Windows 95  which featured Jennifer Aniston from "Friends".

McWhopper proposal from burger king

It has shocked everyone on social media that McDonald's have publicly refused Burger King's proposal for them to join forces for Peace day and create a "McWhopper" which would be a burger that combines both of the companies famous burgers called the Big Mac and the Whopper burger. Mcdonalds were not keen on the PR tactic at all and so they decided to publicly humiliate them by writing a letter to them on social media.

New discovery about trees.

Researchers and scientists have recently found out that there are 3.04 trillion trees, that's almost 8 times more than they thought there was. The estimates that were made previously were from satellite data however many people have now collected data on forest density and that is how this new discovery was made. This is actually important and will help scientists and researchers find out how to conserve the trees that are still here.

Iphone 6 battery life

Fans of the IPhone have recently started complaining to Apple that it seems like as the IPhones keep getting upgraded, it seems like the battery life is getting worse, however it appears as though some people that have this phone say the battery life is great and some say its very bad, which is strange considering that it is the same phone. Well, a well-known you tuber called Austin Evans decided to put it to the test and find out what exactly the problem is, and he found out that not all the models are the same. The phone can either contain a TSMC chip or a Samsung chip and he found out that the battery life for the TSMC chip lasts a whole fifty minutes longer that the IPhones that have the Samsung chip. He even found an app called Lirum that can let IPhone 6 users know what chip they have in their phone.

Drake's new "Hotline Bling" video memes

Rapper "Drake" has released a video for his new song "hotline bling" and it has been receiving a ridiculous amount of attention on social media. Fans are finding his dance moves incredibly awkward as in some scenes he seems to be salsa dancing. People have now resorted to creating memes and editing the video by putting different types of music in the background and adding video effects.

Back to the future day..

 

 

 

To celebrate "Back to the future" day, Pepsi decided to capitalise on this and create a limited "Pepsi perfect" bottle to celebrate the creation of the movie. This was hugely successful since this movie has so many fans and it was a huge hit when it first came out.
What was so interesting is that most of the inventions that were shown in  Back to the future years ago actually ended up being invented, this includes 3D movies and fingerprint technology.

How to swear like a Brit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnLA583OqKM&feature=player_embedded

To americans, the british swear words are not considered rude or offensive at all, if they heard someone say "bloody hell" they wouldn't even raise an eyebrow. This video has become very popular online because it tells the history about some british swear words.

Apple and the rock band U2

A lot of people were not happy when they were going through their music and they saw that a U2 album had been downloaded and couldn't be deleted. As part of Apple's big product event they decided to promote the U2 album by downloading it onto peoples IPhone's. This launched so many twitter complains as people were not happy with the fact that music they didn't like had been placed on their music library. And what makes it worse is the fact that it cant be deleted and a lot of people were angry with the fact that Apple had done it in a way where it couldn't be deleted and even if you had the "no automatic downloads" option, it would still download the album onto your iTunes library, of course this was great for people that are actually fans of U2, but many other people were not happy at all.

Photo bought for $2 could be worth millions now

Randy Guijarro , an ordinary guy who deals with coins and collectibles went to a junk shop in California and paid $2 for a bunch of random objects that he found interesting. Years later he found out that in the box of objects it contained rare photograph of infamous outlaw Billy the kid who lived during the mid 1800's.

A company who deals with historical artefacts have claimed that once it is put up for sale, it is likely to generate millions of dollars. What makes this picture so valuable is the fact that it is the 2nd picture to every be found of Billy the Kid. People who deal with these types of cases spent a year on this picture investigating its authenticity by carefully looking at the picture and analysing everything, and they finally recently made their decision that this picture is indeed a real picture of Billy the Kid.

Why the Mcflurry spoon looks the way it does

A lot of people online have been wondering why the McDonalds spoon for their famous ice-cream "Mcflurry" looks the way it does. It doesn't look like an ordinary spoon because it is thick and  it hasa deep hole in the middle which really confused a lot of people.

So an employee from mcdonalds has finally explained on social media that they fill the cup with ice-cream, put the oreos on top, put the spoon in, and place the whole thing in a machine that uses the spoon to stir the icecream, and she actually posted a video that shows how it's done:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=657rKzi2mOI&feature=player_embedded

Lucky charms made out of.. marshmallows?

The lucky charms company has decided to launch lucky charms made out of marshmallows, the company has received so many requests and have finally decided to actually make it happen as this is what their customers wanted, they have claimed that it is their most popular request. This has caused a buzz online as many people are really excited about this. However, there's a catch, the company has decided to release only 10 boxes around the country so only those few numbers of people will be lucky enough to receive this, and they have also launched a social media contest for the 10 lucky people.

Engineer builds Thor Hammer

In the Marvel comics superhero Thor's hammer is well known to only be able to be lifted by him or anyone regarded as being worthy, well engineer Allen Pan decided to replicate this hammer by creating his own in a very clever way. He did this by putting certain magnets in the hammer that reacted to only the fingerprint sensor on his finger, so when anyone else tries to lift it, the hammer becomes way too heavy. Allen Pan decided to take his hammer invention to California where he tested it on anyone that was walking in the  streets, people thought this was a huge prank and they were so puzzled as to how only he could manage to lift it.

100 cameras were given to homeless people in London!

An organisation called "Café Art" wanted to raise money for their project which aims to help people in the community through art. They gave out 100 cameras to 100 homeless people asking them to capture images of anything they can contribute to the title "My London". They collected 2500 pictures all together which were narrowed to 12 pictures by judges.

 

 

 

 

 

 

They were asked about what their aims were as an organisation and they replied “We have several goals: helping people affected by homelessness to be empowered, not only through photography and art, but through connecting with the public,” Cafe Art said.
“The calendar also has a goal of telling stories from individuals who are affected by homelessness, thereby raising awareness in the general public about issues from a personal perspective.
“All the money raised goes back into the project, either to pay for the printing of the photographs and calendar, rewarding the winning photographers, buying art materials for art groups affected by homelessness or helping individuals attend art courses. Art is seen as a major way for people to recover from the trauma of being homeless.”

 

"How many selfies can you take in an hour?"

Bhanu Prakash from India quit his research assistant hospital job to follow the "how many selfies you can take in an hour" trend. He has set out to take as many selfies as he can and has risked his promising career just to make this happen. Patrick Peterson from America is the current world champion who has taken a shocking 1149 selfies however Bhanu claims that his personal best is 1700 so he believes that he will soon take the world championship title. To prepare for this big day he has been doing hand and wrist exercises to make sure he doesn't get any cramps that will stop him from winning. Everyone is rooting for him to win so we look forward to this big day..

New rollercoster in Ohio to break 10 world records

The "Valravn Birdseye" is a new rollercoaster coming to Ohio next summer. It is already creating a buzz because reportedly it is going to break 10 world records which are :  1. Tallest dive coaster2. Fastest dive coaster  3. Longest dive coaster 4. Most inversions on a dive coaster  5. Longest drop on a dive coaster  6. Highest inversion on a dive coaster 7. Most roller coasters taller than 200 feet at one amusement park 8. Most rides at one amusement park 9. Most steel roller coaster track at one amusement park and 10. Most roller coaster track at one amusement park. This is what has made a lot of people excited about this upcoming ride, and many people cannot wait for it to be launched.

Taylor Swift suprises 7 year old fan after his video went viral

Dylan a 7 year old, was lucky enough to meet and even do a dance video with pop/country teen sensation Taylor Swift after a video of him dancing to one of her songs became viral. Firstly it caught the attention of comedian and tv presenter Ellen De Generres who decided to invite him to her tv show. After that she made a promise to get him to attend one of Taylor Swift's concerts and to meet the star herself. Ellen actually made this happen and when Taylor met Dylan she was so impressed that she decided to do a dance video with him and she posted it on her Instagram.

Kylie Jenner's lips

We have all seen the unbelievable transformation of the Kardashian's little sister Kylie Jenner in such a short space of time. When she turned 17 the media started to notice the changes on her face and body, particularly her lips because they seemed to get fuller. Her mother received so much backlash as people claimed that she was encouraging her daughter to have surgery, however Kylie tweeted that her lips becoming full was because of the makeup she was using, no one believed her. When she turned 18 she had become almost unrecognizable and now many girls started a social media trend called the Kylie Jenner challenge, where they take a glass, and push it against their lips until they become swollen, in the hope of having lips like Kylie. She became tired of the amount of negative attention she was receiving, so she finally admitted that she had a lip fillers inserted to enhance her lips.

Iphone Vs Android

There is an on-going war between  IPhone and Android, IPhone users claim that IPhone's are way more advanced and modern than Androids (Which is true) and Android users claim that the Android is more practical and easier to use. From my research I have found that all the Androids and IPhone's equally have negative and positive things about them, but I feel as though the IPhone are quicker at expanding their features and improving the quality of their phones.
Here are some of the comparisons of the features of Androids and the IPhone.

The evolution of the Iphone

The IPhone, co-founded by Steve Jobs and Scott Forstall continues to contribute to the growth of technology due to the constant improvements being made to the device, as every year a new IPhone is released with better features and better camera quality. Apple has recently released a trailer for the new IPhone 7 which features a matrix of high-density pixels and an anti-scratch screen. I believe that the IPhone 7 will not be as popular and generate as much profit due to the fact that there is no front camera, so "how will I take my selfies?" do you ask? Well, in order to do that you would need to use the back camera meaning you will not be able to see yourself as you capture your selfies, but Apple has claimed that the camera quality is of good standard, so a front facing camera may not be necessary.
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=iphone+7&FORM=HDRSC3#view=detail&mid=578819FE33C0971053A5578819FE33C0971053A5

Viral dance "Whip & Nae Nae" becomes a worldwide success

The dance everyone is talking about, the "Whip & Nae Nae" has become a hit amongst children as well as celebrities, because of its catchiness and simple dance routine. Its hard to believe that this chart topping song is from a 17 year old boy who posted a 15 second Instagram video in school singing the song whilst his friend was producing the sounds with nothing but his hand hitting the table. As soon as he posted it, he became an internet sensation and therefore decided to approach a producer who agreed to make a song out of it. Personally the thought of the dance could pay off in his favour because of the attention it's pulling by children the ages from 4-14year olds.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjW8wmF5VWc

The return of fashion inspired from the 80s-90's: Oversized Tshirts

The fashion trend of wearing an oversized t-shirt is nothing new. During the 80's and 90's this became something that was often worn by celebrities such as Kanye West, Ice Cube and Rapper Eminem. This style has been revived by new artists such as: Rae Sremmurd, Young Thug and Lady Leshur. This fashion trend, has become widespread due to its urban appearance thus attracting young people.

New advert by the NSPCC

The Leo Burnett London Agency have recently released a very emotional advert for the NSPCC. This advert has been a success because it stands out amongst the other NSPCC adverts. Titled "Alfie the astronaut" it portrays a young boy who narrates his own story as an astronaut, telling the audience about his hopes of flying to the moon. During the creation of this advert, a lot of research about child abuse took place and the researchers found that when a child is abused, their imagination becomes limited and they no longer express their hopes and dreams for the future as the emotional distress from the abuse causes them to become withdrawn, and unhopeful. So the message in the advert was that the NSPCC can help children like Alfie to recover from abuse. Personally, I believe that this advert was very good because it advertised a sensitive issue in a very creative and smart way to capture viewers, also children who are being abused may view this advert and realise that there is hope for them to become what they aspire to be, with the help of the NSPCC.
 
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6w0CBQrWBDc