#Ayearinthelifeoftwitter

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16047918

This article illustrates the top hashtags on Twitter in2011 in various categories such as countries, news topics and actors. The top tweets range from the ridiculous, hashtages like #tigerblood, referring to the actor Charlie sheen to the more ground breaking and political like #Egypt, referring to uprising in the Middle East. This recent information from Twitter not only highlights what 'breaking news' so to speak has been the most talked about important of the year but also the power that Twitter has to connect people with common interests and allow them to experience new things in popular culture and politics alike together. Furthermore in year to come this information will be of high value in discovering what was at the forefront of human importance and interest in any given year. It is like a ready made survey on what the masses want to talk about and engage with.

Here is the source of the article, Twitter's official blog http://blog.twitter.com/2011/12/yearinreview-hot-topics-and-top.html