December 23, 2009 by Matt Thomas
We’re well used to the year end search query lists, published by the major search engines, being used as handy barometers of what’s been going on that year, but this is the first time I can remember facebook doing the same thing with status updates. The social network has today published a list of the top themes in the more than 45 million status updates a day (from 30 million unique visitors) that facebook enjoys.
Unsurprisingly for anyone who knows the facebook scene, facebook application (Mostly just Farmville actually) themed status updates were the most common. Next was a slightly sad one – updates featuring the abbreviation FML (F*** My Life). In third, were swine flu and illness related updates, with celebrity deaths surprisingly far down the list in fourth.
Other notable entries included lady Gaga in 12th despite barely a murmur concerning her before the summer. Status updates mentioning the popular singer even managed to edge out religion themed updates and ones mentioning the specific word ‘I’. Crazy.
Full list below…
1 – Facebook Applications
2 – FML
3 – Swine Flu
4 – Celebrity Deaths
5 – Family
6 – Movies
7 – Sports
8 – Health Care
9 – FB (facebook)
10 – Twitter
11 – Years
12 – Lady Gaga
13 – Yard (status updates including the word yard)
14 – Religion
15 – I (status updates including the word I)
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