Top 10 Everything of 2011

08 Dec 2011 22:58 #1 by ScienceChic

"Now, more than ever, the illusions of division threaten our very existence. We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.” -King T'Challa, Black Panther

The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it. ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. ~Winston Churchill

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26 Dec 2011 16:20 #2 by ScienceChic
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Top 10 Best Tweets
1. News of Osama bin Laden's Death Breaks on Twitter
2. Gabrielle Giffords Returns to Congress

From Reuters

Only seven months after Arizona Representative Gabrielle Giffords (@Rep_Giffords) was shot in the head during a meet and greet in Tucson, she made a surprising return to the House in early August to vote on the debt-ceiling bill. She walked into the chamber to a standing ovation, the first show of solidarity from Congress in months.

3. Wael Ghonim on the Egyptian Revolution
4. Bill Gates on Steve Jobs
5. Sohaib Athar Live-Tweets bin Laden Raid
6. President Obama's First Live Tweet

The politician-civilian interaction over social sites like Twitter and Facebook is increasing, with the U.S. pioneer being Newark Mayor Cory Booker, who uses his feed to answer questions, praise the Newark, N.J., community and even coordinate snow plows. The ability to maneuver in social spaces will only become more valuable to the politically ambitious, and as voters demand more interaction,

7. Jonnie Marbles on Rupert Murdoch
8. The Pope's First Tweet
9. The White House on Rick Astley

Minutes later, the White House (@whitehouse) responded with the "rickroll" of the year. The phrase is used to describe the gone-viral act of tricking someone into viewing (or listening to) Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up." It's not the joke itself that makes the tweet notable — the rickrolling meme has been around for years — it's what it represents. Our government (in theory, at least) is listening — and it's not always as stodgy as we imagine.

:woo hoo: Rick Astley! :biggrin:
10. Charlie Sheen on #Winning

"Now, more than ever, the illusions of division threaten our very existence. We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.” -King T'Challa, Black Panther

The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it. ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. ~Winston Churchill

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