Top 10 Hashtags of 2011

Hashtags are used to group together tweets relating to the same subject. Top of the list was #egypt, followed by #tigerblood.

The first refers to the unrest in Egypt during the spring of 2011 while the second references a comment made by actor Charlie Sheen, following his sacking from a hit US comedy.

According to BBC the 2011 Top Hashtags are:

• #egypt


• #tigerblood


• #threewordstoliveby


• #idontunderstandwhy


• #japan


• #improudtosay


• #superbowl


• #jan25

And the Top 10 Tech Topics:

• Mac App Store


• Sony NGP


• Guitar Hero


• Mozilla Firefox


• Duke Nukem Forever


• iPad


• iPhone


• Nintendo 3DS


• Mortal Kombat


• iPod