Social networking titan Facebook has released a 2012 Year in Review that shows off notable trends of the year and, in a nice twist, the 20 biggest stories from your Timeline.
Similar to Google's Zietgiest, Facebook's Year in Review takes advantage of troves of data on its more than 1 billion users to accurately sum up the big things that happened this year. Some of the results might even surprise those who didn't pay attention to a certain category. In television, for example, I had no idea that A&E's Duck Dynasty was so popular on Facebook -- more popular than Here Comes Honey Boo Boo and Game of Thrones.
The Year in Review also takes a personal twist by showing you the biggest things that happened to you (on Facebook) in 2012. Posts and pictures in which you're tagged that have a lot of likes and comments are the most likely candidates for big moments. My year in review features several moments surrounding the presidential election, popular photos taken with friends, memes, and a few news stories shared on my Timeline. To see your personal Year in Review, go to facebook.com/yearinreview.
To see more on Facebook's top trends, check out facebookstories.com/2012. Here's the full list of trends from 2012 for the United States:
2012 Trends - U.S.
EventsUS Presidential Election Superbowl XLVI Death of Whitney Houston Superstorm Sandy London 2012 Olympics Death of Trayvon Martin Facebook IPO Aurora Shootings Death of Dick Clark Obama's Endorsement of Gay Marriage
SongsWe Are Young (feat. Janelle Monáe) - Fun Somebody That I Used to Know - Gotye Call Me Maybe – Carly Rae Jepsen What Makes You Beautiful – One Direction Payphone – Maroon 5 Mercy – Kanye West Some Nights - Fun Home – Phillip Phillips Boyfriend – Justin Bieber Take Care (feat. Rihanna) – Drake
MoviesThe Hunger Games The Avengers Magic Mike The Vow Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 21 Jump Street The Dark Knight Rises Dr. Seuss' The Lorax Skyfall Prometheus
Check-InsTimes Square, New York Disneyland, California AT&T Park, California Yankee Stadium, New York Rangers Ballpark, Texas Fenway Park, Massachusetts Dodger Stadium, California Universal Studios, Florida Wrigley Field, Illinois Angel Stadium, California
Public FiguresBarack Obama Mitt Romney One Direction Tim Tebow Eli Manning and Peyton Manning (tie) Madonna Honey Boo Boo Jeremy Lin Paul Ryan Phillip Phillips
BooksThe Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) - Suzanne Collins Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) - Suzanne Collins Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) - Suzanne Collins Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1) -E.L. James Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) - J.K. Rowling The Help - Kathryn Stockett Twilight (Twilight, #1) - Stephenie Meyer To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald Water for Elephants - Sara Gruen
TechnologyInstagram Timeline Pinterest Draw Something iPhone 5 Kindle Fire SOPA News Feed Siri SongPop
Politics Barack Obama Mitt Romney Voted Four More Years Paul Ryan Rick Santorum Gay Marriage Obamacare The Polls DNC
TelevisionDuck Dynasty Honey Boo Boo Big Bang Theory Game of Thrones Downton Abbey Breaking Amish Ink Master Long Island Medium Wife Swap Two Broke Girls
SportsNY Giants New England Patriots Tim Tebow London 2012 Olympics OKC (Oklahoma City Thunder) Denver Broncos San Francisco 49ers Eli and Peyton Manning Jeremy Lin Los Angeles Clippers
MemesTBH (to be honest) YOLO (you only live once) KONY One-word Comment Gangnam Style Cinnamon Challenge Cray SMH (shake my head) Big Bird Linsanity
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