Iranian Elections Dominate Twitter 2009 Hottest Topics

In the People category, the people that the maximum number of Twitter users tweeted about included Michael Jackson in the top slot. Photo by flickr.com

Twitter has unveiled its list of 'hottest tweet topics' for 2009 on Thursday with the Iranian elections topping the News Events list.

Twitter tabulated seven categories that Twitter users apparently tweet the most about - news events, people, movies, TV shows, sports, technology and hash tags.

The News Events list was topped by 'Iranian elections,' with users tweeting en bloc about the controversial elections; followed by the dreaded pandemic 'swine flu' in the second place, and 'Gaza' in the third.

In the People category, the people that the maximum number of Twitter users tweeted about included Michael Jackson in the top slot; Susan Boyle in the second; and Adam Lambert in the third place.

While the top three tweets for Movies included Harry Potter; New Moon; and District 9; the leading three TV shows maximum tweeted about included American Idol; Glee; and Teen Choice Awards.

The tweeting trends in the Sports category showed Super Bowl in the first place; followed by Lakers and Wimbledon in the second and third place respectively.

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