Trends

The start of this year's biggest shopping season didn't show much difference from the last few. Door-busters weren't the only things found around social media.

One of America's most traditional holidays, #Thanksgiving is the perfect day for social media users to express what they are most thankful for.

This Woman Crush Wednesday (#wcw), people show off their significant friends, family members, and inspirational celebrities to the world.

A Twitter game started by @midnight, people aim to #RuinA90sBand by modifying its name to make it seem less appealing.

It's Thursday again which means it's time for #TBT. This week showed higher than average usage of the hashtag showing its growth.

A simple Tweet drove social media and the entire internet into a frenzy. There?s no doubt you?ve already seen the #AlexFromTarget hashtag in the last few hours...

Well #Halloween is over, but the trend continues across social media as people get anxious for next year already.

It's hashtag game day on Twitter. This week #MakeAMoviePG reaches one of the top trends of the night giving Tweeters a chance to show their creative side.

This week a new trending game has been created. Though not as creative as most popular ones, it helped get through another Monday.

It's hump day. Twitter turns to what it knows best to get through the hardest part of the week-Trending Twitter Games.

What makes the iPhone such a popular trend within social media? A brief look at why that won't change anytime soon.

You can never go wrong with hashtags that tap the human spirit.

Taylor Swift uses the firepower of social media to bring her latest single (and album) to the world.

Social media celebrates the evolution of beauty with #NationalLipstickDay.

A trending hashtag has to appeal to the emotional side of the Twitter universe -- and #YAllRemember has done just that.

Be careful what you tweet, especially if you're in the public eye.

The Vatican called for a truce in the wars happening around the world via #PauseForPeace. And there's no better venue to spread the message than the globally watched 2014 World Cup Finals.

How would the toughest rappers look with some minor adjustments? Twitter goes on a frenzy with #MakeARapperSoft

There are rules that will help you make a proper Promoted Trend for maximum exposure and generate new loyal customers.

While some Twitter users are very successful at making well-trending hashtags, this doesn't mean you cannot do the same for your own campaign. Here's how you can make it happen.

#<a href="http://hashtags.org/analytics/Kershaw">Kershaw</a> became a trending hashtag in the US today after Clayton Kershaw, pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, pitched a perfect game all through the six innings against the Colorado Rockies.

Even with many characters dead, Twitter became alive on the final episode of the HBO series Game of Thrones' fourth season.

George RR Martin, creator of the epic TV series Game of Thrones, has gone back on his word not to join the latest thing that comes along by joining social media site Twitter.

Social media sites went wild after Hillary Clinton, wife of former democratic U.S. President Bill Clinton shared that they went broke after leaving the White House.

The latest swipe at the NBA forward was through the hashtag #LeBroning, where social media users started sharing photos of themselves being carried by family or friends.