New Delhi: Announcing lists of "most searched" or "most shared" before the year ends has been a trend for quite long. Many internet companies follow this trend and release various lists such as most searched video, most shared articles, most searched words and many others over the past year.
Following the trend, Bing yesterday released its list of "most searched" of 2011, and now Facebook has come up with one such list of 40 "most shared articles" of 2011 in the US on Facebook. The list includes stories, photo galleries and videos ranging from from cute to thought provoking pieces.
While stories from CNN domniate the list, there are stories from other portals like The New York Times, Washington Post, The Huffington Post, Yahoo and The Wall Street Journal.
A CNN photo gallery of "Japan - Before and After the Quake and Tsunami" has been ranked the most shared on Facbeook in 2011. The list clearly portrays the growing interest of people in astrology across the globe. There are three stories related to the Zodiac and astrology in the list. A CNN story titled "No, your zodiac sign hasn't changed" has been ranked the third most shared story.
A father daughter dance medley video has also been a hit. Though it's been ranked fifth on the list, but it is the most shared video on Facebook this year.
Another CNN story on Facebook design changes and newly announced timeline at f8 named "You'll freak when you see the new Facebook" finds 7th place in the list. The story stated, "Facebook is about to completely change the way its profile pages look as part of the website's biggest redesign so far."
While Steve Jobs death was undoubtedly one of the major events of 2011, but it did not seem to elicit enough interest on Facebook and was ranked 37th on the list. A New York Times story on Steve Jobs' patents appears on bottom of the list.
Here is a list of top 40 stories shared on Facebook:
1. Satellite Photos of Japan, Before and After the Quake and Tsunami (New York Times)
2. What teachers really want to tell parents (CNN)
3. No, your zodiac sign hasn't changed (CNN)
4. Parents, don't dress your girls like tramps (CNN)
5. (video) - Father Daughter Dance Medley (Yahoo)
6. At funeral, dog mourns the death of Navy SEAL killed in Afghanistan (Yahoo)
7. You'll freak when you see the new Facebook (CNN)
8. Dog in Japan stays by the side of ailing friend in the rubble (Yahoo)
9. Giant crocodile captured alive in Philippines (Yahoo)
10. New Zodiac Sign Dates: Ophiuchus The 13th Sign? (The Huffington Post)
11. Parents keep child’s gender under wraps (Yahoo)
12. How to Talk to Little Girls (The Huffington Post)
13. Stop Coddling the Super-Rich (New York Times)
14. Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior (Wall Street Journal)
15.(video) - Twin Baby Boys Have A Conversation! (Yahoo)
16. Man robs bank to get medical care in jail (Yahoo)
17. Why You're Not Married (The Huffington Post)
18. A Sister’s Eulogy for Steve Jobs (New York Times)
19. Ryan Dunn Dead: 'Jackass' Star Dies In Car Crash (The Huffington Post)
20. Scientists warn California could be struck by winter ‘superstorm’ (Yahoo)
21. Notes From a Dragon Mom (New York Times)
22. A Message to Women From a Man: You Are Not "Crazy" (The Huffington Post)
23. Obama’s and Bush’s effects on the deficit in one graph (Washington Post)
24. Penn State, my final loss of faith (Washington Post)
25. Golden-Voiced Homeless Man Captivates Internet (Yahoo)
26. The most typical face on the planet (Yahoo)
27. Widespread destruction from Japan earthquake, tsunamis (CNN)
28. Permissive parents: Curb your brats (CNN)
29. A father's day wish: Dads, wake the hell up!(CNN)
30. (video) - Laughing Baby Loves Ripping Paper! (Yahoo)
31. Epic Cover Letter: How To Get Hired For Your Dream Job (PICTURE) (The Huffington Post)
32. New Zodiac sign dates: Don't switch horoscopes yet (Washington Post)
33. Things Babies Born in 2011 Will Never Know (Yahoo)
34. The Psychology of Revenge: Why We Should Stop Celebrating Osama Bin Laden's Death (The Huffington Post)
35. (photo gallery) - ‘Where Children Sleep’ (New York Times)
36. Quake moved Japan coast 8 feet, shifted Earth's axis (CNN)
37. Steve Jobs, Apple founder, dies (CNN)
38. China's latest craze: dyeing pets to look like other wild animals (CNN)
39. Grant Hill’s Response to Jalen Rose (New York Times)
40. Steve Jobs’s Patents (New York Times)
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