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| #2014In5Words: Thousands tweet reflections as hashtag goes global | #2014In5Words: Thousands tweet reflections as hashtag goes global |
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| Thousands of social media users took to Twitter to describe their experiences of 2014. | Thousands of social media users took to Twitter to describe their experiences of 2014. |
| The majority of the 60,000 Twitter users posting under the hashtag #2014In5Words are concerned with personal life events - but the hashtag has also been latched on to by One Direction fans. | The majority of the 60,000 Twitter users posting under the hashtag #2014In5Words are concerned with personal life events - but the hashtag has also been latched on to by One Direction fans. |
| Other big concerns and reflections among social media users include weight loss or gain and declarations of celebrity love. | Other big concerns and reflections among social media users include weight loss or gain and declarations of celebrity love. |
| Finally, global events do get a look in. Many users tweet about 2014 being the year for feminism but others also mention Black Friday, Robin William’s sad death, racial tensions in the US, the Sony hacking debacle and the disappearance of MH17. | Finally, global events do get a look in. Many users tweet about 2014 being the year for feminism but others also mention Black Friday, Robin William’s sad death, racial tensions in the US, the Sony hacking debacle and the disappearance of MH17. |
| Here are some from the hashtag: | Here are some from the hashtag: |
| #2014In5Words the changes in Zayn's hairstyles pic.twitter.com/8Goz4hFdXT | #2014In5Words the changes in Zayn's hairstyles pic.twitter.com/8Goz4hFdXT |
| niall zayn louis harry liam #2014In5Words | niall zayn louis harry liam #2014In5Words |
| Hysterical overreactions to absolutely everything @midnight #2014In5Words | Hysterical overreactions to absolutely everything @midnight #2014In5Words |
| Gone too soon, Robin Williams. #2014in5Words @midnight pic.twitter.com/sUhxN9X3xn | Gone too soon, Robin Williams. #2014in5Words @midnight pic.twitter.com/sUhxN9X3xn |
| #2014In5Words The year we bottled it | #2014In5Words The year we bottled it |
| Where did that plane go? #2014In5Words | Where did that plane go? #2014In5Words |
| Affordable Health Care. For now. @midnight #2014In5Words | Affordable Health Care. For now. @midnight #2014In5Words |
| Toilet Selfies. Kim's Ass. WHY!? #2014InFiveWords @midnight | Toilet Selfies. Kim's Ass. WHY!? #2014InFiveWords @midnight |
| Black Friday before black lives. #2014InFiveWords @midnight | Black Friday before black lives. #2014InFiveWords @midnight |
| Kim Jung-un hates movies @midnight @nerdist #2014In5Words | Kim Jung-un hates movies @midnight @nerdist #2014In5Words |
| Wait, the cops did WHAT? #2014In5Words | Wait, the cops did WHAT? #2014In5Words |
| From Malala Yousafzai to Elizabeth Warren, 2014 is best summed up as: "Women are changing the world." #2014In5Words | From Malala Yousafzai to Elizabeth Warren, 2014 is best summed up as: "Women are changing the world." #2014In5Words |
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