Twitter releases most popular hashtag topics in 2015

This content was originally posted in 7DAYS UAE website at: Twitter releases most popular hashtag topics in 2015 Twitter has released the top 10 tweets of 2015 along with some of the most popular topics by hashtag. The most popular topics, denoted by hashtags, that resonated with the more than 300 million users of its short-messaging service include #JeSuisParis after last month’s terrorist attack in France, #BlackLivesMatter after police shootings of African-Americans in several US cities, #LoveWins after the Supreme Court’s ruling on gay marriage and #RefugeesWelcome as people fled the Middle East for Europe. Boy band One Direction topped Twitter’s chart this year, eclipsing President Barack Obama’s celebration of the US Supreme Court’s decision legalising gay marriage. One Direction members accounted for half of the 10 most recirculated tweets, including the three most popular. Obama nabbed the fourth spot in the Twitter rankings released on Monday with a June 26 tweet that hailed the Supreme Court’s ruling on gay marriage as “a big step in our march toward equality”. Other tweets in Twitter’s Top 10 came from Saudi Arabia King Salman after his crowning, hip hop personality Kayne West calling for people to do everything they can, actor Leonard Nimoy philosophising five days before his death and Caitlyn Jenner introducing herself after her transition from one-time Olympic decathlon champion Bruce Jenner. news@7days.ae   Read the original story at: Twitter releases most popular hashtag topics in 2015