The Internet Is Filling Up Because Indians Are Sending Tons of ‘Good Morning!’ Texts Over social platforms
Surveys conducted and shocking results came. The country, newly online, has become obsessed with sending greetings from their smartphones, causing head scratching in Silicon Valley. Google researchers in Silicon Valley were searching to figure out why so many smartphones were freezing up half a world away. One in three smartphone users in India run out of space on their phones daily. The answer? Two words. “Good Morning!” The glitch, Google discovered, was an overabundance of flowers, adorable toddlers, birds and sunsets, new year wishes, daily greetings etc. sent along with a cheery message. Millions of Indians are getting online for the first time—and they are filling up the internet. Many like nothing better than to begin the day by sending greetings from their phones. Starting before sunrise and reaching a crescendo before 8 a.m., internet newbies post millions of good-morning images to friends, family and strangers. All that good cheer is driving a 10-fold increase...