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8.12.11

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