The 2010 trend lists are upon us. Obviously, no surprise to anyone (except those who might have spent the better part of 2010 under a rock, or trapped in a Chilean mine), teen poptart Justin Bieber makes the Top 10 words and phrases used in Facebook status updates, as does “HMU” (“hit me up”).
Full report on the list, which compared frequently used words and phrases from 2009 vs. 2010 from 236 countries, is at Mashable. While “HMU” was the number one trend, number two was “World Cup”. “Miners/mineros” (from aforementioned Chilean mine) as well as “Haiti” also placed in the Top 10, proving that the world uses social networking to keep connected during times of tragedy (or near-tragedy, in the case of the miners) just as much as we do during times of new-gadget frenzy (“iPad and iPhone 4” also on the list). In a nod toward social networking never looking back, and the future as something that is happening now, “2011” was also a top buzz word for 2010. (Read more)
Source: Mashable, “Facebook Reveals Top Status Trends of 2010.”
Kathy Drasky regularly writes about online culture. Her marketing and communications work with the ANZA Technology Network, Advance Global Australians and with various Australians and Australian enterprises has led to at least a dozen trips Down Under.
An accomplished digital photographer, her photos have appeared in 7×7 Magazine, the San Francisco Chronicle and Google Schmap.
