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Current Twitter trends: 'I'm thankful for', Google Wave, 'Cheating excuses'

Relax News
Wednesday 25 November 2009 01:00 GMT
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(Artsiom Kireyau)

People on Twitter are tweeting about the things they are thankful for on November 25 at 9:30 AM, propelling the term "#Imthankfulfor" into the top of Twitter's trending topics.

Today's top trending topic is a decidedly happy and positive one, with people on the social networking site sharing the reasons why they love life the day before the US Thanksgiving holiday. "#ImThankfulFor so much in my life. I feel like the luckiest person on Earth a lot of the time!" revealed one microblogger.

Google's successful viral marking plan continues to keep Google Wave in the top part of Twitter's list of most talked about topics. A never-ending flow of people are using their 140 characters to ask for invites to the new real-time collaboration service.

On November 25, Twitter users are also sharing their excuses for cheating on their partner, giving reasons ranging from, "she kissed me. I didn't kiss her! I couldn't stop it!" to "When I said no, he beat me!"

People on Twitter are helping a version of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" spread like wildfire across the internet. The song (located here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgbNymZ7vqY) has been covered by The Muppets and is quickly becoming a internet favorite.

The top 10 most talked about topics on Twitter on November 25 at 9:30 AM GMT are:

1. #Imthankfulfor (new)
2. Google Wave (unchanged)
3. #cheatingexcuses (new)
4. #ClassicMovieQuotes (-3)
5. New Moon (-1)
6. #dontmeantobrag (new)
7. #eggplant (new)
8. Bohemian Rhapsody (new)
9. #aintnothinglike (new)
10. #uknowyoulyingwhen (new)

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