Limelight: Vol.12 – 19th Aug 2016
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Limelight
August 19, 2016
What’s in the Limelight today?
A pop singer is making a comeback this September, Samsung launches their new phone and at 12pm today we have 3 Irish Olympians that will hopefully walk their way to victory.
Plus tomorrow it will be perfectly acceptable to use the phrase “the bee’s knees”.
What is Tending?
#PERFECTILLUSION – Lady Gaga is releasing a new single in September
Pat Hickey – Has been refused bail in Rio
#BeNoteWorthy – Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 was launched last night
#TrumpExplainsMoviePlots – Many people are taking quotes (sometimes altering them) from Trump that sound like they’re straight out of a movie
#UFC202 – McGregor fights Diaz tomorrow evening
Noah’s Ark – There has been huge coverage of a Dail member from Kerry that has used the biblical story of Noah’s Ark to state that climate change is not caused by humans
In other news..
We (Ireland) have 3 participants competing in the 50k walk today.
Within the next year new smartphone’s battery life should double.
Amber Heard gives her 7 million divorce settlement money to charity.
Instagram is launching a new channel called ‘Events’ that will involve sport, concerts and other live events. It will be tailored just for the user depending on what’s happening around the world, what types of live events users are interested in, and what type of accounts the user follows.
Today is..
World Humanitarian Day, Photography Day, Aviation Day and Men’s Grooming Day
Tomorrow is..
World Honey Bee Day, International Homeless Animals Day and World Mosquito Day
eightytwenty Social Team