Making sense of the good, bad and often strange trending topics online

'First Shamita Shetty, now Uday Chopra? If KRK quits next, Earth will be swallowed by a black hole created through the sheer vacuum of jokes.'
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That admittedly confusing tweet from a certain 'Satan Bhagat' no lesscame in the wake of actor Uday Chopra revealing that he was set to give up his career after Dhoom 3.
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Shakti Shetty commented: 'It's difficult to believe he has quit, considering he never really got started.'

A tweeter with the handle Burrp added: 'Who's next, Mallika Sherawat? Is Bollywood really getting better?' Palak Agrawal was optimistic though: 'I agree he couldn't do much in cinema, but he has set a new record by trending for two consecutive days.'

All in a day's work
Someone called Anish was outraged: 'Uday Chopra is trending above VVS Laxman. People are busier insulting someone rather than praising someone; typical Indian behaviour.' The praise he had in mind was for cricketer VVS Laxman, who played a crucial role in India's recovery in the second Test against West Indies. A certain Deepak came up with this: 'Whenever the Indian team becomes Draupadi, Laxman becomes Lord Krishna.' And there was this, from 9XM: 'Laxman is ideal for a Test match, because it takes five days to spell his name right: Vangipurapu Venkata Sai Laxman.'

Another Facebook?
The world's largest search company formally made its pitch to become a force in social networking. Naturally, Google Plus began to trend. Given its unimpressive track record in this department though, not all comments were complimentary. Henry Blodget, for instance, tweeted: 'The launch is, once again, deeply embarrassing. Facebook must be rolling its eyes.' Jan Rezab added: 'Google Plus exactly like Facebook, but without the friends being there, and with video chat!'

The last word
Anupam Kher's advice for today: 'If you can't be thankful for what you receive, be thankful for what you escape.'

Lindsay Pereira is Editor, MiD DAY Online