# Soldier Social Media Stories DDB Paris Introduces the Timeline of Battle in Facebook 1914 By Gil Cohen | Published 2013-06-11 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/facebook-1914 References: [adverblog](http://www.adverblog.com/2013/06/10/what-if-facebook-existed-in-world-war-one/) & [facebook](https://www.facebook.com/leon1914) Portraying the life and times of 29 year old French soldier Leon Vivien during World War I in a revolutionary and contemporary way, DDB Paris created [Facebook](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/user-first-social-media) 1914 to give the modern student a [way to identify with history](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/royal-ontario-museum). Living in war-torn Europe certainly makes for much more interesting status updates and photo-ops than the lives of the average Facebook user today. Full of conflict, drama and the desire to do good in a world ravaged by hate and destruction, the life of Leon Vivien is emotionally riveting and captivating to follow. To make it even more genuine, DDB Paris includes [conversations amongst peers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lastweekend) and comments from the Leon’s pregnant wife left on the homefront. The Facebook 1914 project is updated regularly, providing an interesting mode for time period study. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.4/10 - Popularity: 12% | Activity: 22% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Life](https://www.trendhunter.com/life) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Interactive Historical Narratives:** Incorporating modern day technologies and platforms to present historical events in a more engaging and immersive manner. - **Digital Storytelling:** Using social media and other digital platforms to tell stories in a way that captivates and engages a younger generation of learners. - **Living History:** Bringing the past to life by presenting historical events through the eyes of someone who experienced them, making it more relatable and relevant to today's audience. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Education:** Innovative ways of delivering educational content and engaging students through interactive and immersive historical narratives. - **Media:** The use of social media and other digital platforms to tell stories in a more engaging way, creating new opportunities for media companies to produce and distribute content. - **Tourism:** Using living history to create more immersive experiences for tourists, allowing them to better understand and appreciate the locations they are visiting. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Iconic World War Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/world-war-armies.md) - [Immersive Memory Loss Simulators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lost-in-the-world.md) - [Historical Mapping Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/timemap.md) - [Material Memory Watches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/normandie-1944.md) - [Interactive Luxury Brand Storytelling](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mystery-at-the-grooms.md) - [Resurrected Social Media Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/resurrected-social-media.md) - [Digital Storytelling Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/times-of-my-life.md) - [Historical Chat Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hello-history-30.md) - [Social Media Post History](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/time-machine-x.md)