Australia’s obsession with planking has been reconfirmed today along with Cyclone Yasi, Charlie Sheen and Skrillex.
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| Planking, THE phenomena of 2011. |
Facebook has revealed its Memology 2011 which shows the most popular topics and cultural trends – or memes – emerging amongst the 800 million members on the global social network.
Status updates mentioning planking, where people lie face down in unusual locations, first exploded in May after Max Key, the son of New Zealand Prime Minister, John Key, posted a Facebook photo of himself planking in the family lounge with his famous father in the background.
The fad quickly lost steam, then rebounded in July, according to Facebook’s blog.
Planking also topped Google searchs in 2011 in Oz, as revealed yesterday.
The top ten status trends for Australia, included:
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Natural disasters including Cyclone Yasi, which hit northern Queensland in January and the floods in Victoria also topped the list.
US electronic music producer Skrillex also prompted a 76-fold increase in the number of people mentioning him in their status updates following his tour.
“Each year, millions of people post on Facebook to share what’s important to them, discuss world events, or just goof off with their friends.
With more than 800 million people connected around the globe on Facebook news about the world’s triumphs and tragedies – as well as the latest – spread fast,” according to the Social Network’. It has included memes for countries around the world, along with top trending musicians, actors and songs on Facebook.
