Top Trending #Twitter Topics for 2011

What the Trend? Part 2 A HootSuite Media Company TWITTER" 2011 TRENDS Top 15 Brands on Twitter #1 Twitter Top 10 Trending Topics 48,057 pts 1. Justin Bieber #2 Google 2. Soccer / Football 19,232 pts 3. Lady Gaga 4. NBA #3 5. Jonas Brothers Facebook 6. Christmas 12,110 pts 7. Super Junior 8. Britney Spears #4 Apple 9. Japan Earthquake 6,847 pts 10. One Direction # Top 10 Hashtag Trends #5 McDonalds 5,201 pts 1. #100FactsAboutMe 2. #2010Memories #6 Nike 3. #IDontUnderstandWhy 4,475 pts 4. #TigerBlood 5. #SinceWeBeingHonest 6. #RememberWhen #7 MySpace 7. #PrayForJapan 4,266 pts 8. #ICanHonestlySay 9. #ThingsIMiss 10. #DrakeCriesWhen Nissan 3,539 pts X Top 10 In Memorium Trends #9 Wal-Mart 1. Steve Jobs 3,323 pts 2. Leslie Nielsen 3. Amy Winehouse 4. Teena Marie #10 НР 5. Troy Davis 3,178 pts 6. Elizabeth Edwards 7. Nate Dogg 8. Pete Postlewaite #11 NewsCorp 2,592 pts 9. Clarence Clemons 10. Gil Scott-Heron Top 10 Holiday Trends #12 YouTube 2,143 pts 1. Christmas 2. Father's Day 3. New Year's Day #13 NetFlix 4. Thanksgiving 1,916 pts 5. Mother's Day 6. April Fool's Day #14 Playstation 1,900 pts 7. AIDS Day 8. National Kiss Day 9. Valentine's Day 10. Lunar Solstices #15 RIM 1,844 pts hootsuite Point System Methodology Source: WhatTheTrend - a Hootsuite Media company What the Trend, a HootSuite company, has analyzed over 500,000 trends appearing on Twitter.com in 2011, grouping the top 5000 trends into topics. The rankings are based on an algorithm that awards points based on the length of time a trend spends in the Top 10 position within the topics. The Peak Index rating reflects the highest position a trend reaches on a Top 10 list, disregarding other lower positions. Data as of December 2011 All brand names and trademarks used are the property of their respective owners.