Best of The Best – Top 5 Videos & Twitter Trends of 2009
Trends ~ 2009
Today YouTube and Twitter for the 1st time announced their annual trends. The results are not very surprising, but it is always interesting to peak into results of such a huge set of data. It gives a good understanding of the direction in which the collective consciousness of man kind as a whole is evolving – our likes and dislikes, causes we stand for (#iranelection), what ticks us, what annoys us and so on…. Another prospective – if analysed carefully it also has germs of what exactly makes some thing go viral on line. Personally this is what I look for.
Ok, letz start with Twitter. Twitter trends quite understandably are not surprising because you get to see them all the time under “Trending Topics” and if you are a Twitter addict like me you can guesse most of it. Top Twitter trends across various categories are -
#Iran election, Michael Jackson, Harry Potter, American Idol, Super Bowl, Google Wave, #musicmonday
What is most amazing about Twiiter is the way it has evolved over a span of a year and how its users have contributed its evolution. Take # tags, @, RT all of them were invented by the users. Twitter has literally tapped into the wisdom of the crowds and is a perfect example of Web 2.0 and its power of crowd sourcing. Following are Twitter trends of the year 2009.
Top Twitter Trends of 2009
Then comes YouTube.
It has come up with 2 lists
1). Most watched Video (YouTube video and music video)
2). Fastest Rising YouTube search term by month (Global & U.S.)
Susan Boyle wins the race hands down with a whopping 120 million views followed by “David After Dentist” with only 37 million. Note – Susan Boyle also holds 2nd place in Twitter trends of “People” just after Michael Jackson. Music Video – Bingo Pitbull “I Know You Want Me” followed by Miley Cyrus “The Climb”
Here is the list followed by the top 6 YouTube videos of the year 2009.
Most Watched YouTube videos (Global):
1. Susan Boyle – Britain’s Got Talent (120+ million views)
2. David After Dentist (37+ million views)
3. JK Wedding Entrance Dance (33+ million views)
4. New Moon Movie Trailer (31+ million views)
5. Evian Roller Babies (27+ million views)
Most Watched music videos on YouTube (Global):
1. Pitbull “I Know You Want Me” (82+ million views)
2. Miley Cyrus “The Climb” (64+ million views)
3. Miley Cyrus “Party in the U.S.A.” (54+ million views)
4. The Lonely Island “I’m On a Boat” (48+ million views)
5. Keri Hilson “Knock You Down” (35+ million views)
Check out more about Top YouTube Video and Search @YouTube Blog
Top YouTube Videos – 2nd and my favourite
Top Music Video on YouTube
FYI- Google, Bing & Yahoo came up with top searches in 2009. Have a look
-Bing
Any idea why the Susan Boyle video on YouTube says embedding disabled? Looks like You Tube is not only worried about Number of views but also page views.
(Twitter: @ mayank25may )
says:
yeah even i saw that… coudnt figure out why..
any one?