PokemonGo to Rio2016: The top five social media trends in 2016

A selection of events that played out big on social media in the year 2016

Latest News - The year 2016 is nearly over and, like previous years, this one also saw some good, some bad and some strange stuff on social media.

It is not unusual for people to comment on the speed with which an entire year went by, that does not, however, mean that the year was not full of action. Here is a recap of some of the major topics that  top trended on social media 2016 to help refresh your memory:

#Brexit

To stay or leave? In June this year, British citizens voted to answer this question about Britain’s membership of the European Union. In an event that sent shockwaves around the world, 52 per cent of the voters who participated in the ......

 

#PokemonGo

In July this year, Niantic released an augmented reality game for mobile phones and people all over the world left their homes in search of imaginary creatures called Pokémon. Gamers tried to locate and...

 

#Rio2016

The year 2016 happened to be one of the 31st Olympic games in the city of Rio de Janiero, Brazil. Just like Pokemon Go, #Rio2016 was a global phenomenon that became one of the biggest trends this year...

 

#Trump

The year 2016 was also one of the US Presidential election, and it was an engrossing battle between the Democrats and the Republicans. Democrat Hillary Clinton fought with all her might but.......

 

#Demonetisation

If you thought #Brexit was a prank that went too far, wait till you hear about this one! It was November 8, 2016, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on national television that the currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000......

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Reliance Jio brings Pokemon GO to India

This launch is in line with Jio's plans to provide a variety of entertainment-based apps and games

Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited ("Jio") will be bringing the augmented reality game 'Pokemon GO' to India through a partnership with Niantic Inc - publisher and developer of the game in association with The Pokemon Company.

With this partnership, thousands of Reliance Digital Stores and select partner premises in India will appear as 'PokeStops' or 'Gyms' in the Pokemon GO game beginning Wednesday, December 14, 2016.

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This launch is in line with Jio's plans to provide a variety of entertainment-based apps and games, such as Pokemon GO.

"We are delighted to partner with Jio launch Pokemon GO in India," said John Hanke, Chief Executive Officer and founder of Niantic. "It's exciting to see Pokemon fans in India step out and explore their neighbourhoods in search of Pokemon and Jio's disruptive high-speed 4G LTE Network will be an excellent way to experience the game."

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Gujarat HC issues notices to developers of 'Pokemon Go'

The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday issued a notice to the developers of location based-augmented reality game Pokémon GO, following a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a ban on the game in India, alleging it not only hurts religious sentiments but is also a threat to national security.

The court issued notices to San Francisco-based developer of the game, Niantic Inc, the Centre and the Gujarat government.

According to the PIL by one Alay Dave, the image of eggs in the augmented reality game appear in places of worship of various religious groups. The petitioner has said eggs are considered non-vegetarian food, and it is blasphemous to carry non-vegetarian food inside a place of worship of Hindus and Jains. "People playing the game get their points in the form of virtual eggs which generally appear in the places of worship of different religious groups. To find eggs in temples of Hindus and Jains is blasphemous, and my client has sought a ban on the game from the country," the petitioner’s lawyer Nachiket Dave said.

The PIL also raised the issue of the game being used as a surveillance tool, causing a threat to national security. The PIL cites an example of police in Missouri, US, solving a robbery done robbers using geo-location features of read more..