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24/12/2012 by
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The Golden Tweets AKA Most Popular Tweets Of 2012

Twitter have revealed the most popular tweets of the year 2012 on the social media site, or ‘Golden Tweets’ as they’re called.

The Golden Tweets AKA Most Popular Tweets Of 2012

‘Golden Tweets’ are tweets that generated the most Retweets for the year, and that caught attention around the world. Here are the top two Tweets that generated the most Retweets for the year, plus honorable mentions for a few other Tweets that caught attention around the world.

1. President Obama comments on his reelection: 810,000+ retweets 300,000+ favorites
Before he took the stage to affirm his election victory, President Obama marked his win via Twitter. Within hours, this Tweet simultaneously became the most retweeted of 2012 — and the most retweeted ever, sent by people in more than 200 countries around the world.


2. Justin Bieber says goodbye to a fan: 220,000+ retweets 100,000+ favorites

Suffering from a rare form of brain cancer, six-year-old Avalanna Routh was big Justin Bieber fan, and the pop star had grown close to her during her illness. When she passed away in September. Bieber paid tribute to her in a Tweet, and many, many Twitter Beliebers responded.


3. Packer TJ Lang voices his frustration: 98,000+ retweets 28,000+ favorites
In September the Seattle Seahawks went head-to-head with the Green Bay Packers. The now-infamous final play was called by a “replacement ref” due to a labor standoff with the referees’ union. That call generated 1+ million Tweets as players and fans flocked to Twitter to grouse about the decision. TJ’s Tweet became the most retweeted of the night — and of the NFL season overall.

 
4. Team GB congratulates its athletes

For the first time since 1948, the Summer Olympics returned to London. British athletes performed extremely well, with a “home team” advantage resulting in more medals than expected. Fans followed their every move, joining in at the close of the Games to show their support for #OurGreatestTeam.


5. Anime fans salute a wedding: 67,000+ retweets 5,000+ favorites
When actor Kouichi Yamadera announced in a Tweet that he registered for marriage with actress Rie Tanaka, it became the most retweeted message from Japan this year. Why? Both are prominent Japanese voice actors, famous for many of their anime roles.

Source: Twitter

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Laurens Bianchi is an online marketing professional from the Netherlands and has been blogging on ViralBlog since 2008. Currently Laurens is a Managing Partner and Commercial Director at ICON&Co and Social Media Consultant for the Royal Dutch Football Association.

 

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