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London,
Dec 7 (IANS) Micro-blogging site Twitter has revealed the most popular
topics for tweets in 2011 -- #egypt and #tigerblood. The first refers to
the unrest in Egypt and the second to a comment made by actor Charlie
Sheen following his sacking from a hit US comedy.
The hashtag is used to group together tweets relating to the same subject.
Sheen made the headlines in 2011 for a series of public rants that
culminated with the comment to online celebrity gossip site RadarOnline:
'My fangs are dripping tiger blood.'
He joined Twitter and had one million followers in the first 24 hours
of his sacking, believed to be a record for the site, BBC reported.
He used the site to comment on the dispute between him and the producers of the 'Two And A Half Men' show.
Twitter also released details about the hottest topics in a range of
subjects, including the most talked about actors, countries and news
topics.
The resignation of Egypt president Hosni Mubarak, which triggered a
series of uprisings across the Middle East and North Africa, topped the
news list.
It was followed by the US special forces' raid on Osama bin Laden's
hideout in Pakistan, and the Japanese earthquake in third place.
'More than anything, these trends demonstrate how Twitter connects
people with common interests. Instead of watching the news at home
alone, we watched them together on Twitter,' Twitter said in its
official blog.
Dec 7 (IANS) Micro-blogging site Twitter has revealed the most popular
topics for tweets in 2011 -- #egypt and #tigerblood. The first refers to
the unrest in Egypt and the second to a comment made by actor Charlie
Sheen following his sacking from a hit US comedy.
The hashtag is used to group together tweets relating to the same subject.
Sheen made the headlines in 2011 for a series of public rants that
culminated with the comment to online celebrity gossip site RadarOnline:
'My fangs are dripping tiger blood.'
He joined Twitter and had one million followers in the first 24 hours
of his sacking, believed to be a record for the site, BBC reported.
He used the site to comment on the dispute between him and the producers of the 'Two And A Half Men' show.
Twitter also released details about the hottest topics in a range of
subjects, including the most talked about actors, countries and news
topics.
The resignation of Egypt president Hosni Mubarak, which triggered a
series of uprisings across the Middle East and North Africa, topped the
news list.
It was followed by the US special forces' raid on Osama bin Laden's
hideout in Pakistan, and the Japanese earthquake in third place.
'More than anything, these trends demonstrate how Twitter connects
people with common interests. Instead of watching the news at home
alone, we watched them together on Twitter,' Twitter said in its
official blog.