Sunday September 27, 2009

It's Sunday, September 27, 2009 and this is (an actually didn't have enough content to make a video of) Trendsetters!

Well. It's still a rather uneventful weekend on Twitter.

Twitter is still craving it's hash tags today. The top four trending topics remain exactly the same as yesterday.

Good for you, Twitter. You can keep yourself amused when there's nothing real to talk about.

However, there are two bits of news today that aren't hash tag topics.

First, Typhoon Ondoy hit the Philippines Today leaving nearly 100 killed and thousands more stranded and homeless. The American Red Cross is providing support to the typhoon victims. To find out how you can help, visit http://www.redcross.org/

And finally, famed director Roman Polanski was arrested today in Switzerland. In 1978, Polanski fled the United States after being wanted for sexual assault on an underage girl. Swiss authorities now await US word for Polanski's extradition back to the US.

And that's all that's trending today on Twitter. Join me next week as I continue to keep you up to date on Twitter trends!

Saturday Sept 26, 2009

Hello Internet,

It's Saturday September 26, and this is (a non-video edition of) Trendsetters.

Not a whole lot of real news is trending today and it shows because the top 4 trending topics are all hash tags. (#)

Let's run those down:

1. #iamsinglebecause

This is simply a way for Twitterers to complain about their love lives through tweets. Lets take a look at some kickers: "#iamsinglebecause i havent yet found a woman that can handle me & my b.s" "#iamsinglebecause he doesn't know i love him." and my personal favorite "#iamsinglebecause well .. It kinda rocks :P" Heh. Heh. Heh.

2. #cantlivewithout

A clever group of tweets about things people can't live without. These range from sappy tweets like "#cantlivewiout you. <3" and "#cantlivewiout my baby!" to the more obvious truths, "#cantlivewiout money." and "#cantlivewiout air."

3. #rememberbackndaday

Roughtly translated: Remember Back in the day. Pretty self explanatory. A collection of tweets about things people remember from years ago. Remember nicktoons? Remember $1.00 a gallon gas? Yes. I do. And boy do I miss those days.

4. #uselesswisdom

Did you know fish don't cry? Did you know dogs have black lips so they won't get sunburned? Did you know in 1987, American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating ONE olive from every salad in first class?

Neither did I. Thanks Twitter!

5. FOOTBALL!!!

The rest of today's trending topics are a collection of College names and acronyms. After all, it is Saturday afternoon. Collegiate football day! At the moment Michigan, LSU, and FSU are trending. For complete coverage of all of today's college football games visit ESPN's college site: http://espn.go.com/college-football/

Well, that's it for today. Not a very exciting day on Twitter, but fun non-the-less.

See you next time!

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