Here are the top five social media happenings this week.

1. Star Wars. http://cnb.cx/1TWyRbl

2. Facebook launched Instant Articles on Android. http://on.mash.to/1QAY1hE

3. Verified pages can now live stream via Facebook. http://bit.ly/1NvzPJR

4. Google released its most popular searches of 2015. http://bit.ly/1QRUpXp

5. Social media had a lot to say when this guy got arrested. http://bit.ly/1TWzmlA

Our favorite Instagram photo of the week comes from @whitneyspottery, who reminded us how beautiful our town is. #OaklandLoveIt

Who came and watercolored the sky tonight? #oakland #oaklandloveit

A photo posted by Whitney Smith (@whitneyspottery) on Dec 17, 2015 at 4:35pm PST

And because we just can’t get enough of Star Wars, they’re already breaking huge records. http://bit.ly/1O01t3d
Check back next week for more social media happenings, Instagram photos, wacky tweets, and more!