Facebook Offers Its Year in Review for 2012, Featuring Its IPO, ‘The Hunger Games,’ Instagram
Facebook is joining the likes of Google and Twitter by offering its own take on what was popular in 2012.
The social network offers a “look back at the people, moments and things that created the most buzz in 2012 among the billion people around the world on Facebook.”
While there are no mentions of EdgeRank and though this list was not voted on, it offers an interesting glance at what big conversations took place on the biggest social network in the world in the past year. Clearly, marketers had plenty of opportunities to engage their audiences using some of these trends.
Here’s a look at some of the biggest Facebook trends in 2012 (in the U.S.):
Events:
- US 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
Movies:
- The 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
Technology:
- Timeline
- Draw Something
- iPhone 5
- Kindle Fire
- SOPA
- News Feed
- Siri
- SongPop
Sports:
- NY 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
Memes:
- TBH (to be honest)
- YOLO (you only live once)
- KONY
- One-word Comment
- Gangnam Style
- Cinnamon Challenge
- Cray
- SMH (shake my head)
- Big Bird
- Linsanity
To see the full list of Facebook trends in 2012, in the U.S. and elsewhere, see the dedicated page here. The page also includes a link where Facebook users can see their own 2012 year in review.
See Google’s recap of 2012 here.
See Twitter’s recap of 2012 here.
By Jason Hahn
