Tech Talk/TikTok
The term for content that quickly becomes popular and spreads across the internet
What is viral?
HughesNet was ranked No. 1 for this by U.S. News & World Report in 2023
What is Best Satellite Internet Provider?
This portable music player from Apple was released in 2001 and changed how we listened to music
What is the iPod?
This type of orbit is used for satellites that need to cover the Earth’s surface more frequently, like for weather monitoring.
What is a low Earth orbit (LEO)?
This “For You” feature personalizes your TikTok feed based on your behavior
What is the algorithm?
Hughes was founded in the year..
What is 1971?
You weren't cool in school unless you had this customizable social media profile with top friends and music
What is MySpace?
The first satellite ever launched into space, in 1957, was named this
What is Sputnik 1?
This app’s 6-second video format walked so TikTok could run
What is Vine?
This is the name of the newest Hughes high-capacity satellite launched in recent years
What is JUPITER 3?
Before Spotify, people spent hours curating playlists on this software (and sometimes gave their computers viruses)
What is LimeWire or Napster?
This giant spacecraft, launched in 1998, serves as a research laboratory and is currently in orbit around Earth.
What is the International Space Station (ISS)?
This once-rising short-form video competitor to TikTok was launched by Instagram
What is Reels?
HughesNet Gen5 operates using this type of orbiting satellite
What is geostationary orbit?
Every kid’s dream phone in 2004: it flipped open and came in hot pink
What is the Motorola Razr?
This famous space telescope, launched in 1990, has provided stunning images of distant galaxies and nebulae
What is the Hubble Space Telescope?