Social media challenges
This age of social media has seen many creative ways of getting its users in action in the name of social media challenges. Social media networks such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Tinder, Snapchat and so on have been used to engage in this task by social media users. This challenge are created from time to time. It’s therefore interesting to know if you live in this age and hasn’t participated in any of the social media challenges over the years.
Social media challenge is a creative post on the internet that make use of the hashtag. It is used to make a brand known by getting many people involved. The hashtag makes the post trends worldwide with many including celebrities involved.
Many of this social media challenge has been made popular by celebrities who joined thereby making the particular post spread more all over the world.
There has been numerous social media challenge in this age of social media out of which I bring to 6 popular posts with the hashtag challenge.
Planking Challenge: This is a popular social media challenge that involves people lying like a plank. It has seen many people lying on different kinds of platforms such as bridge, lanes, McDonalds logo board, and so on.
Cinnamon Challenge: This is a popular social media challenge related with food. Social media users who joined in this particular challenge get to take the cinnamon fruit in some quantity. It trended with the #cinnamonchallenge and got many people involved.
Ice Bucket Challenge: This involve people pouring (done by another person or self-administered) a bucket of iced on the heads to promote awareness of the disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and encourage donations to research. Many celebrities and public figures joined in this challenge worldwide and it started in the USA. Football star, David Beckham is one popular face involved in the #icebucketchallenge
Mannequin Challenge: This is one of the most exciting social media challenges. This was a viral internet video trend which became popular in November 2016. All you have to do in this challenge is to remain frozen in action like mannequins while a moving camera film you. Mannequin challenge usually have the song ‘Black Beatles’ by Rae Sremmurd been played in the background. Musicians, football player, and many celebrities make this challenge popular.
Dolly Parton Challenge: This challenge started when country singer Dolly Parton posted a collage of four pictures with the captions ‘LinkedIn’, ‘Facebook’, ‘Instagram’, and ‘Tinder’ on her Instagram page. The Dolly Parton Challenge is the best way to showcase all the various versions of your best self. Many people all over the world has joined in this challenge. Check out Juventus FC captain, Leonardo Bonucci’s post on Instagram to get a feel of the #DollyPartonChallenge.
Broom Challenge: This is the latest viral challenge. It involves people balancing brooms upright in order to demonstrate a supposed unique gravitational pull that was to take place on February 10, 2020. However, the tweet igniting the challenge which claimed that NASA provided the scientific basis for the balancing act has proven to be a hoax. Many have been involved in this #broomchallenge. The recent participant is Nigerian music diva, Tiwa Savage who also posted on her social media page.
The question put to you now is if you have ever participated in these social media challenges. We live in a social media world, many of us can’t live without the craze of this age.
If you have participated in any of the social media challenges listed here or not listed but created, let’s have your experience in the comment section. if you have not, you can test your skills by taking part in any of the challenges.