Twitter just took the lid off its list of 2011?s most-popular keywords, many of which not only created enormous buzz among its 100 million active users but also piqued the interest of Mashable's readers all over the world.
The list of top topics and hashtags gives us a glimpse at the people, events and things that inspired us to tweet. The list is broken down into several easy-to-digest categories such as tech (see gallery above) world, sports and entertainment.
"We saw history unfold in the Middle East, mourned the passing of Elizabeth Taylor, celebrated National Whipped Cream Day, and cheered for the Dallas Mavericks, Texas Rangers and Wayne Rooney," Twitter wrote in a blog post Sunday night. "We wondered about Charlie Sheen, speculated about the Sony NGP, and raved (or raged) about Rebecca Black. And we tYp3ed LyK tHi5."
Topping the list of hashtags were #egypt and #tigerblood — two very different topics. People included #egypt in their tweets this year because of the Egyptian protests, revolution and subsequent resignation of President Hosni Mubarak. Meanwhile, "tiger blood" spawned from actor Charlie Sheen's mouth during his public meltdown after a falling out with his Two and a Half Men producer and the network.
Which topics are you surprised were included or excluded from the list? What will you remember most?
Hashtags
- #egypt
- #tigerblood
- #threewordstoliveby
- #idontunderstandwhy
- #japan
- #improudtosay
- #superbowl
- #jan25
Tech
*See gallery above.
- Mac App Store
- Sony NGP
- Guitar Hero
- Mozilla Firefox
- Duke Nukem Forever
- iPad
- iPhone
- Nintendo 3DS
- Mortal Kombat
- iPod
Music
- Rebecca Black and Friday
- Nate Dogg
- FEMME FATALE
- Gerry Rafferty
- Gil Scott-Heron
World News
- Mubarak's resignation
- Raid on Osama bin Laden
- Japanese earthquake and Fukushima nuclear disaster
- Shooting of Gabrielle Giffords
- Gaddafi's death
- Swine Flu outbreak
Cities and countries
- Cairo
- Egypt
- Japan
- Libya
- Tokyo
- Dallas
- Vancouver
- Hawaii
- Joplin
- Austin
Television
- Pretty Little Liars
- Two and a Half Men
- The Craigslist Killer
- Golden Globe Awards
- People's Choice Awards
Movies
- Thor
- The Dark Knight Rises
- X-Men: First Class
- Fast Five
- Green Hornet
Actresses
- Elizabeth Taylor
- Mila Kunis
- Anne Hathaway
- Raven Symone
- Natalie Portman
- Elisabeth Sladen
- Jennifer Lopez
- Nina Dobrev
- Emma Watson
- Fernanda Vasconcellos
Actors
- Charlie Sheen
- Macaulay Culkin
- Ryan Dunn
- Ricky Gervais
- Pete Postlethwaite
- Tracy Morgan
- Jake Gyllenhaal
- Ashton Kutcher
- Colin Firth
- James Franco
Soccer
- Wayne Rooney
- Fernando Torres
- Howard Webb
- Wembley Stadium
- Colo Colo
Football
- Dallas
- Green & Yellow
- Superbowl MMXI
- Jim Harbaugh
- Pittsburgh Steelers
NBA
- Rashard Lewis
- Ray Allen
- Derrick Rose
- Jason Terry
- Dallas Mavericks
Baseball
- Texas Rangers
- Bert Blyleven
- Roberto Alomar
- Vernon Wells
- Justin Verlander
Food and Drink
- McLobster
- Fried Kool-Aid
- Starbucks Trenta
- Devassa Beer
- Guinness
- BBQ
- Mac & Cheese
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