{"id":1432,"date":"2026-07-11T08:47:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T08:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/muncbiz.com\/socialmedia\/?p=1432"},"modified":"2026-07-11T08:47:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T08:47:29","slug":"how-norways-erling-haaland-became-a-social-media-sensation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/muncbiz.com\/socialmedia\/?p=1432","title":{"rendered":"How Norway\u2019s Erling Haaland became a social media sensation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nPTQL0Ytgtk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>As Norway takes on England in the World Cup quarterfinals, one of its players, Erling Haaland, is going viral \u2013 in part, because of A.I. videos fans are making. It\u2019s happening as several players are rising to social media stardom. 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