Josh Teal, Author at GO Social

Posts by Josh Teal:

TikTok’s latest challenge is killing thousands of bugs

See it, stomp it. That’s the new state-approved slogan of New York. The city is setting aside any efforts to curb homelessness and drug epidemics so that they can recruit the entire population to destroy every lanternfly in sight. Alarmed ...

Here are the biggest TikTok trends in 2022 (so far!)

Not on top of your TikTok trends? Whether you’re a user or creator, you’re missing out. TikTok trends are a collection of short videos that are grouped using popular hashtags, songs, or sound effects. Trends come and go fast, with ...

Vabbing is TikTok’s latest weird trend – but does it work?

Many and various are the strange trends that have originated from TikTok. A lot lean into daredevilry: eating and drinking stuff you shouldn’t be, climbing things not designed to be climbed, putting bags over areas of the body where bags ...

Features

Every Twitter CEO - and how they changed the company

Despite some turbulence, Twitter has continued to be one of the biggest names in social media. People and businesses use the platform on a daily basis, with approximately 500 million tweets posted every day. Twitter has become an incredibly useful ...

TikTok star “Brazilian Hulk” who injected oil into biceps dies aged 55

Viral TikTok star “Brazilian Hulk” who rose to fame on the fame for his cartoonish 23-inch biceps has died. Born Valdir Segato, the bodybuilder was pronounced dead on his 55th birthday. According to his landlords nearby, Segato had complained that ...

The best times to post on TikTok for every day of the week

Chances are, if you’re one of the many millions of people to use TikTok, you’ve probably considered posting a few videos yourself. Maybe you want to create a career out of it. But to do this, you need to become ...

A complete list of TikTok stars who died in the last year

TikTok, with its trends, catchy edited music and skits, is in a league of its own right now. Miles ahead in the “what young people prefer” polls, the app has an established set of original stars under its belt. Think ...

How TikTok reads your mind – a look inside the algorithm

TikTok, still quite new to the game, hasn’t had as much heat as its elder social media siblings when it comes to data breaches. The platform, formerly known as Musical.ly, hosts a wide variety of mini videos ranging from 15 ...

Where TikTok is banned around the world in 2022

Why would you ban TikTok? What would we do, what would we be, without the joys of dangerous challenge and dance routines? Much better people, according to a handful of nations. TikTok has been banned several times. Bans have been ...

TikTok’s ‘Kia Challenge’ is basically just car theft

TikTok has never shied away from stupid challenges designed to ruin or cause serious harm to your life. So it’s no surprise that car theft has found a home on the app. The ‘Kia Challenge’ encourages users to turn on ...

The 18 wackiest social media conspiracy theories

Social media conspiracies, like shoes and socks, bread and butter, salt and pepper, coffee and cream, gin and tonic, hammer and nails, and spaghetti and meatballs, go together so well it’s impossible to try monitor it. While conspiracy theories are ...

The highest paid social media stars of the past decade

Social media success is painted as something anything can achieve. And while that is true, only a select few actually do. Sure, thousands of users have their moment in the sun, but the number of people who buy houses off ...

Myspace stars who broke through to the mainstream

If there’s anything that truly distinguishes the music industry in the 21st century from the 20th century, it’s the avenues artists had to make it big. At one time, the only thing you could do is tour and tour to ...

The most famous pets on TikTok, ranked by cuteness

As humans, we’re out here busting our chops, getting our hair done, getting our lips done, our teeth, our complexion, in order to play the role of a successful influencer. We presume it’s all down to us and OUR image. ...

The most popular traditional celebrities on TikTok

Yes, TikTok has its current crop of stars. The household likes of Charli D’Amelio, Addison Rae, Bryce Champion, Luke Magnetic and Kristen LaCroix. Ok, some of those names may be fabricated. But you get the idea. The TikTok influencer is ...

Frog Army: Amphibians are taking over TikTok, and maybe the world

Another day, another dollar. And by “dollar” we mean “irreverent TikTok trend sending boomers into a spin”. Over the past two weeks, one man has become the main character of the internet by creating a “frog army”. In February, a ...

The top 10 cults on TikTok, ranked by craziness

The longer a social platform lasts, the weirder it gets. Usually this takes a few years. With TikTok, it took months. Since 2020, the TikTok cult has spawned some strange and brilliant communities. Some of these include the Santa Cult, ...

Using TikTok at work could get you in trouble - or boost your career

Social media. Once a curious niche of students, now a mainstream bastion of cliche. Social media is everywhere, it’s a great way to express yourself, stay in touch with family and friends, share pictures of your cherished moments. It’s this ...

This Minions movie TikTok trend has cinemas terrified

Some cinemas are banning young people wearing suits from screenings of Minions: The Rise of Gru thanks to rowdy behaviour brought on by a TikTok trend. Followers of the #gentleminions challenge have been accused of disrupting screenings by making noise ...