If you’ve ever looked at trends and popular words on Twitter, you know that Justin Bieber is arguably the most powerful force on the microblogging site. “Justin Bieber” dominated the trending topics list for-frickin-ever until Twitter organizers stepped in and halted the Biebs’s #tt reign. Bieber fans all over Twitter then responded by gaming his [...]
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Since the dawn of the Trends feature in 2008, there have been a lot of discussions about what makes a trending topic and what doesn’t. From the days of Justin Bieber fans filling the topics list to the promoted Trends, the question ... Read Post
It's the end of the year and you know what that means: lists, lists and then some lists of lists. The microblogging site Twitter has joined in on the fun, and released both a list of its top trending topics of 2010 and its 10 most i... Read Post
Why isn't the much reported upon WikiLeaks scandal a trending topic on Twitter? Blame Justin Bieber. According to Twitter representatives, the trending list is automatically generated by an algorithm that "attempts to identify topic... Read Post