Virtual meetings and zoom sessions have been all the rage ever since the bulk of the corporate world started working from home due to the pandemic. It was also during this past year that myriad zoom sessions and virtual meeting fails have both entrained and embarrassed work-from-home or remote working participants.

One such virtual session hosted by Google parent Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai with Kermit the Frog, the Muppet character, as part of YouTube’s Dear Earth series, is now making headlines. The CEO of Google, the global search engine giant which owns multiple remote connectivity platforms and apps, failed to unmute at the start of the conversation.

“Cant believe I’m talking to CEO of Google and he’s on mute,” quipped the Muppet character, to which, Pichai apologised and then went on to share the video clip on his Twitter timeline asking his followers to “always remember to unmute”.

“Hi there, Sundar,” Kermit said, opening the conversation. A brief silence follows as Pichai is seen speaking something on camera but without audio. “Sundar, I think you are on mute,” Kermit said. “I can’t believe I am talking to CEO of Google and he is on mute.” Pichai replies, “Sorry Kermit. I was on mute… It is wonderful to talk to you. I am a huge fan of you and The Muppets.”

The Google CEO then discusses the Muppet’s performance on Dear Earth series on YouTube and speaks about what he and his kids watch on the video platform. He said he and kids like to watch cooking, science, cricket and football highlights on the platform.

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