Twitter Year in Review | Poynter
As part of its Year in Review, Twitter lists six world news stories as hot topics. With international stories comprising two-thirds of Twitter’s list, it skews more toward global news than Yahoo’s list of top news stories. And Yahoo’s list was less U.S.-centric than Bing’s.
| Top news stories of 2011 |
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| Hot topics on Twitter | Most searched on Yahoo | Most searched on Bing |
| Mubarak’s Resignation | Casey Anthony Trial | Casey Anthony Trial |
| Osama bin Laden Death | Japan Earthquake/Tsunami | Osama bin Laden Death |
| Japan Earthquake/Tsunami | Royal Wedding | Hurricane Irene |
| Arizona Shooting | Osama bin Laden Death | Japan Earthquake/Tsunami |
| Death of Moammar Gadhafi | Unemployment | Amy Winehouse Death |
| Swine Flu Outbreak | Arizona Shooting | Joplin Tornado |
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