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TikTokkers are turning Google Street View into a nostalgic time machine

TikTokkers are turning Google Street View into a nostalgic time machine

Google’s been driving Street View cars around the world for nearly two decades now. And TikTok has recently discovered that backlog of images is ripe with nostalgia. There’s a new trend on the app in which folks dig up old Google Maps images showing their homes, meaningful places, or photos from a specific time via Street View to tell a story — this might involve a relative they lost, a past relationship, a childhood moment, or whatever else. Here’s a TikTok, for instance, of a person showing their now-deceased grandparents working on their lawn in 2008. Here’s another of a grandmother, this time sitting on their porch. Here’s one of someone playing with their childhood dog. Mashable Top Stories Here’s one that’s just stores in someone’s hometown that have closed. Lots of the comments in these wistful posts are about how nostalgic and sad they are. Some folks have even lamented looking for their deceased relatives and not finding them on Google Maps. The trend caught my attention because I wrote about Street View nostalgia …

I’m 43 & I tried snail mucin for ‘glass skin’ because the TikTokkers told me to – here’s what I honestly think

I’m 43 & I tried snail mucin for ‘glass skin’ because the TikTokkers told me to – here’s what I honestly think

When I first heard about snail mucin skincare products, I had to check the calendar to make sure it wasn’t an April Fools joke! Can slathering actual snail slime – aka snail secretion filtrate – on your skin really give you smoother, plumper, softer skin? Well, 580 million views of the snailmucin hashtag on TikTok certainly points to something! Like any good journalist, I did my research – watching hundreds of these vids of shiny-faced beauty influencers testing the skincare products infused with the special ingredient. All of them gave it a resounding thumbs up. I was intrigued. But noted that a lot of these girls looked like they were barely into their 20s, and would probably still have fantastic skin if they just washed their faces with soap and water. My 43-year-old skin could really put it to the test. So, I decided to try out the craze – which originated in the Korean skincare market – for myself. but before going anywhere near the snail mucin products I had some burning questions. So …

‘Come with me on a first date.’ The TikTokkers live-vlogging their love lives.

‘Come with me on a first date.’ The TikTokkers live-vlogging their love lives.

Humans are naturally curious, which means we’re also prone to nosiness, particularly when it comes to other people’s lives and relationships. I know I often find myself listening in to the conversation the couple sitting next to me in the pub are having, trying to figure out how long they’ve known each other, who likes who more and exactly how they met. For other keen earwiggers, you’ll be glad to know that there’s no need to play guessing games anymore, as there’s plenty of people documenting the ins and outs of their dating lives on TikTok. Oversharing on the internet is the norm and it’s also one of the best ways to get yourself placed onto the infamously enigmatic For You Page, as well as build a following. And unless you’re an influencer like Alix Earle or Molly Mae, sharing details of your make-up routine or everything you eat in a day might not be intimate enough to help you rake in views, not when there are people vlogging their one night stands. “Come on …