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Social Studies: October 23, 2015

Here are the top five social media happenings this week:

  1. After 14 seasons, MythBusters is saying its final goodbyes! The news almost broke the internet on Wednesday. We will #MythYouGuys
  1. The Star Wars VII official trailer came out! So did the most ridiculous hashtag ever.
  1. Instagram introduced its new micro-video platform, Boomerang.
  1. Twitter is about to get a lot more opinionated with its roll-out of polls for everyone.
  1. A chicken named Betty is trying to tweet her way to a world record.

Our favorite Instagram photo of the week comes from @picturehappyphotos, who captured this gorgeous shot from the Autumn Lights Festival at the gardens at Lake Merritt.  #OaklandLoveIt

Another shot from last night's Autumn Lights Festival at the Gardens at Lake Merritt. This was a cool interactive art piece. These lights were controlled by an electronic piano keyboard. Different notes would activate a different color of light. The artist told my son that he was playing light instead of sound. ☺️. These days with the drought in California, this was the best chance that I've had in months to do a long exposure shot of a waterfall. 😝 💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧 #ignorcal #rsa_nature #rsa_light #wonderful_cali #global_hotshotz #rsa_ladies #ig_today #photo_masters #gardensatlakemerritt #bayareabuzz #wildbayarea #igersoftheday #visitcalifornia #california4fun #KTVU #sfgrammers #oaklandloveit #longexpoelite #weownthenight_ca #westcoast_exposures #oaklandandloveit #weloveoakland #sfgate #topshelf_shots #ipulledoverforthis #iloveusa #agameoftones #wildcalifornia #oneoakland #autumnlightsfestival

A photo posted by Picture Happy Photos (@picturehappyphotos) on

And this week in cute animal photos… The happiest corgi we’ve ever seen. <3

Corgi smiling with pride over her new puppies

Check back next week for more social media happenings, Instagram photos, wacky tweets, and more!  – Amanda