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Current Twitter trends: Scarlett Johansson, Golden Globe, HIV-positive

Relaxnews
Wednesday 15 December 2010 01:00 GMT
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(AFP PHOTO/Robyn BECK)

"#HolidayTreats" is the number one term in Twitter's trending topics on December 15.

The memes "#femalesneedto," "#collegetaughtme" and "#xiahday" are in second, third and fourth places.

The name of American actress "Scarlett Johansson" is fifth in the chart as microbloggers tweet about her marriage breakup.

Posts about the recently announced list of Golden Globe nominees are filling the microblogs too.

Top tweets about the "Golden Globe" nominations include "Not receiving a Golden Globe nomination is like not being molested by your stepfather. You feel grateful but yet slightly rejected," tweets @Mickey__Rourke while @GLEEonFOX writes, "#GLEE has received 5 Golden Globe nominations! Congrats Jane Lynch, Chris Colfer, Lea Michele, Matthew Morrison and the whole cast and crew!"

Microbloggers are using their 140 characters to discuss the news that an HIV-positive man has become the first in the world to be cured with a stem cell transplant.

The name of American rapper "Cory Gunz" is in eighth place, comedy film " Harlem Nights" is in ninth place and " Fast Five," the fifth sequel to The Fast and the Furious film series, is in tenth place.

The top 10 most talked about topics on Twitter on December 15 at 7:30 AM GMT are:

  1. #HolidayTreats (promoted)
  2. #femalesneedto (new)
  3. #collegetaughtme (new)
  4. #xiahday (new)
  5. Scarlett Johansson (new)
  6. Golden Globe (new)
  7. HIV-positive (new)
  8. Cory Gunz (new)
  9. Harlem Nights (new)
  10. Fast Five (new)

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