Current Twitter trends: 'texts I hate', 'don't call yourself...', PlayStation Move
Thursday 11 March 2010
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The term "#nowplaying" is garnering the most discussion in the Twitter charts on March 11 for the second day running as people share the names of songs and artists they like to listen to.
The term "#TextsIHate" debuts on the chart in second place. Microbloggers are tweeting about the text messages they hate to receive from their friends, family and lovers.
The messages they hate to receive on their mobile phones include: "So is it over?", "we need to talk" and "Whassup. Did u get my txt??"
The third most talked about topic on Twitter is "#Dontcallyourself." Social networkers are tweeting examples of the things other people shouldn't say they are, especially if they don't live up to some of the general expectations of that thing.
#ReTweetThis is trending in fourth place just ahead of "#textihate" and '#whyursingle."
The name of Sony's new PlayStation motion controller was finally unveiled at the Game Developers Conference on March 10. The motion controller has been named the Sony PlayStation Move and is expected to be in stores this fall.
The top 10 most talked about topics on Twitter on March 11 at 9:30 AM GMT are:
1. #nowplaying (unchanged)
2. #textsihate (new)
3. #dontcallyourself (new)
4. #ReTweetThis (new)
5. #textihate (new)
6. #whyursingle (new)
7. PROMOTE SORE ADA (new)
8. PlayStation Move (new)
9. #omgfacts (new)
10. Mark Owen (new)
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