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Current Twitter trends: A-level results, UCAS, Lowlands

Relaxnews
Thursday 19 August 2010 00:00 BST
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(michaeljung)

On the morning of August 19, action comedy flick " Scott Pilgrim" vs. the World is the most talked about topic on Twitter for the fifth time in a row.

Chatter about new release movies Expendables and Inception shows no sign of subsiding either. " Expendables" is in seventh place and " Inception" moves into ninth place on the charts.

"A-level results" is trending in second place. On August 19 students in the UK receive their A-level exam results and Twitter users are wishing everyone good luck.

"Good luck to all of you getting your A-level results today. My fingers are well and truly crossed!," "Don't worry about the results, kids. I failed A-level maths. I have been working in financial services for 10 years. Nobody's noticed," and "#A level results today?. Remember we respect education in the UK;the average teacher earns more in a year than a footballer in a day..." tweet microbloggers."

"UCAS," short for Universities & Colleges Admissions Service is also trending in the charts in sixth place.

The memes "#hoeswecantstand," "#wheniwaslittle," and "#sexisgreatwhen" take the third, fourth and fifth positions in the charts today.

"Lowlands," a music festival held from August 20 to 22 in the Netherlands, is new in eighth place, while the name of the largest trade fair for interactive gaming and entertainment, "Gamescom," drops three places to number ten.

The top 10 most talked about topics on Twitter on August 19 at 9:30 AM GMT are:

1. Scott Pilgrim (unchanged)
2. A-level results (new)
3. #hoeswecantstand (new)
4. #wheniwaslittle (new)
5. #sexisgreatwhen (new)
6. UCAS (new)
7. Expendables (-1)
8. Lowlands (new)
9. Inception (-4)
10. Gamescom (-3)

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