Real-time Twitter Trends and User Impact

Cited Tweets

• 1.
  Pushcart educator named CNN Hero of the Year: http://bit.ly/6dOYLF

  • about 2 months ago
  • 289 times cited
• 2.
  BREAKING NEWS: A 6-year-old boy is floating away in a hot air balloon. Watch live: http://www.cnn.com/live

  • about 4 months ago
  • 247 times cited
• 3.
  Tsunami warnings canceled in all countries.

  • about 1 week ago
  • 227 times cited
• 4.
  Local police says 40 meter waves hit the Juan Fernandez island. Police helicopter on the way to confirm.

  • about 1 week ago
  • 208 times cited
• 5.
  Obama awarded 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. http://bit.ly/1brqPg

  • about 4 months ago
  • 207 times cited
• 6.
  'Avatar' No. 1 again, surpasses $1 billion, http://bit.ly/6oD49t

  • about 2 months ago
  • 164 times cited
• 7.
  BlackBerry users hit by eight-hour outage. http://bit.ly/56Vp85

  • about 2 months ago
  • 150 times cited
• 8.
  Too much TV may mean earlier death. http://bit.ly/4vupEQ

  • about 1 month ago
  • 150 times cited
• 9.
  Haiti faces a bleak future. Its people need manpower, medicine, food and clean water. You can help. Here’s how: http://cnn.co ...

  • about 1 month ago
  • 144 times cited
• 10.
  The photos and texts begin to tell of widespread destruction in Haiti. http://bit.ly/8xIeQw

  • about 1 month ago
  • 137 times cited
• 11.
  Chile earthquake in photos: http://on.cnn.com/acGhuR

  • about 4 days ago
  • 123 times cited
• 12.
  Playboy model burned to death. http://bit.ly/69egmd

  • about 1 month ago
  • 122 times cited
• 13.
  Chile quake might have shortened days on Earth. http://on.cnn.com/9fVpVf

  • about 1 week ago
  • 122 times cited
• 14.
  Tupac song makes Vatican playlist. http://bit.ly/7ylZfs

  • about 3 months ago
  • 121 times cited
• 15.
  Drew Carey says he'll donate $1 million if he gets 1 million followers by Dec. 31. http://bit.ly/2MBZDF @ DrewFromTV

  • about 4 months ago
  • 117 times cited
• 16.
  Is having more sex your ticket to good health? Check out the benefits here: http://bit.ly/8vJROe

  • about 1 month ago
  • 112 times cited
• 17.
  R&B singer Teddy Pendergrass dead at 59. http://bit.ly/5EY2q3

  • about 1 month ago
  • 109 times cited
• 18.
  State Department help line for those seeking information about family and loved ones in Haiti: 1-888-407-4747

  • about 1 month ago
  • 106 times cited
• 19.
  Blue M&Ms linked to reducing spine injury http://bit.ly/10I3Rv

  • about 7 months ago
  • 103 times cited
• 20.
  A survivor, apparently unhurt is rescued from rubble after 11 days. http://bit.ly/7OaKec

  • about 1 month ago
  • 101 times cited