On this episode, Rebecca brings guest “Goin1836” on the show to talk about the popularity of the videos he produces and stars in. “Goin1836” has approximately 210.8 thousand followers on “TikTok.” He is well known for his constant smile and love for America, His videos range from giving tips on selecting the sweetest watermelon, knowing what to look for on dollar bills, teaching his niece to say the “National Anthem,” doing risky things out in the public, and even enhancing his English skills. “Goin1836” also send out dollar bills to his followers when it comes to certain serial numbers…to find out more about this you will have to check the videos out for yourself, but it is a lot of fun to see how he does it. Some of the risky stunts he does are climbing onto the roof of a house, learning to ride a unicycle, and getting on top of cars. His videos are quite uplifting and the music he sets to them, with consistently, brings the viewer to anticipate that the video getting ready to bring out the star, is in fact “Goin1836.”
TikTok is a video social media app where people post a variety of videos that are in all actuality only about 15-30 seconds long. The craze of “TikTok” started its launch in China under the name “Douyin” but branched out in 2017. The meaning of “Douyin (TikTok)” is “vibrating sound” and by 2018 became the most downloaded app in the United States, Thailand, and other countries with over 800 million downloads. The app allows users to create the videos with features such as music and effects, along with the ability to record videos called “duets” with other users, The app allows the user to really get creative and you can end up spending countless hours watching the endless supply of it.