Twitter is an excellent tool for sharing news. It has the power to turn topics viral, which can be very helpful for bringing publicity to a company or Twitter page. It can also bring a lot of traffic to businesses. When topics go viral on Twitter and are creating a buzz, they are known as trending topics.

For those who are not familiar with Twitter trending topics, they are breaking news that people are sharing and commenting on. A “#” may appear in front of the phrase or word, those are called hashtags, which categorize it into a topic that people can converse about it. It is a great way to promote your page.

They are listed on the right side of the Twitter homepage where the timeline appears. It can also be localized, rather than having a list of trending topics worldwide, Twitter allows users to narrow down the topics to local areas, so users can see what is going on in other countries.

Here is a list of examples for some of the trending topics in early 2011:

• #swineflu – for Swine Flu
• Cairo – capital of Egypt
• #prayforjapan – sentiment following the March earthquake and tsunami
• Libia/Libya – site of an ongoing civil war
• Fukushima – Japanese nuclear power plant
• William & Kate – Newly-named Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
• Gadafi – Libyan political leader

Here are some topics relating to pop culture:

• Rebecca Black – pop singer of the song “Friday”
• Femme Fatale – newly-released Britney Spears album
• Charlie Sheen – actor from Two and A Half Men
• #tigerblood – hashtag made popular by Charlie Sheen
• Nate Dogg – rap artist
• Queen Gaga – referring to artist Lady Gaga

Here are a few for the end of the year that highlights some of the key events that took place recently:

• #London Riot- For the riots that happened in London
• #OccupyWallstreet- for what’s taking place in Wallstreet
• #Irene- for Hurrican Irene
• #VMA- For Beyonce’s news about her pregnancy
• #Thingslongerthankimsmarriage- from Kim Kardashian’s news on divorce
• #osamadead, #osamabinladen, #osama- Osama Bin ladens death

And of course, one that got so many reactions:

• #RIPStevejobs, #SteveJobs, #iHeaven, #iSad, #ThankyouSteve- for the passing of Steve Jobs

When Hurricane Irene hit in late August, #Irene became a popular hashtag and received over 1 million tweets that were related to the hurricane. TGDaily said it was a weak storm but a social media superstorm.

Trending topics are excellent way to follow news and keep updated on events. It is also a great way to share thoughts relating to that topic. It can lead to debate or even bring out a project to help others. An example would be the riots that took place in London. After the riots, a #riotcleanup hashtag was started which led to a Twitter page devoted to helping those affected by the riots.

Twitter was the first to report Osama bin Laden’s death, even before President Obama’s broadcast. Country singer Keith Urban tweeted hearing about the death from a credible source and soon after Twitter was receiving over 4000 tweets per second.

Twitter trending topics are very useful for promoting an event or any news in general. It is important to promote your hashtag so users will know the official hashtag for whatever it is that is being promoted and can join  in on the conversation.

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Only 19 years old and with a dreamy well-tanned body, the Brazilian model Marlon Teixeira is the one to follow, not only on Twitter but also on the runway. Despite his youth, Marlon already began his modeling career four years ago with a campaign for the brands Armani, Custo Barcelona, Triton, Blue Man and many more, gaining a reputation in the business.

He has worked on advertising campaigns for brands such as Dior Homme, Sergio K, Diesel and American Eagle. The camera loves him and big designers saw this natural gift, so with no doubt in my mind that Marlon has a promising future in the fashion industry, I decided to figure out more about The Man.

He is currently working with Wilhelmina Models, the prestigious New York-based agency and he kindly accepted an email interview:

Toonari Post (TP): We saw you first in the Fuel For Life Denim collection commercial, did you attend casting or were you already a name in the business?

Marlon Teixeira (MT): I started this job when I was 16 years old, I was a kid, I was a boy. I live alone and pay for my bills and I went from being a boy to a man from day to night. Working for Fuel for Life Denim was exciting, I enjoyed it so much!

TP: Modeling seems to be big names, photo shoots worldwide, cool parties — has your life in show business motivated you to pursue a celebrity career or a more common one in the future?

MT: This “world” is so beautiful but also so stressful. I think that success should come alone and [...] in my case has arrived because I was myself even when people around me changed.

TP: Social media adds additional pressure on celebrities — How are you handling this new progressive fame?

MT: I’m very happy to have fans, or people who simply love you and love your work. The media will talk — many times the media writes articles [that] I do not like [...] but accept. I love love, and I love the person [who] right now is next to me.

TP: What’s with the “kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk” on twitter, is that “the Marlon motto”?

MT: Absolutely not! “kkkkkkkkkkkkkkk” is an expression of Brazilian origin and means to laugh!

TP: What are you working on right now; a new commercial or something exclusive?

MT: I’m working on many projects, I always want more work and luckily for me, I have a lot of work. I’m considering what to do and what not to do.

For the moment it’s all a little secret!

TP: I’d like to finish the interview with a Chinese Portrait; “if you were ….” And you reply. If you were a “city”, ”a season”, “an object”, “a sport”, “a meal”, “a nightmare” and finally “a dream”.

MT:

City: Rio De Janeiro

Season: Summer

Object: White cake with cream

Sports: Surfing

Meal: Anything that is sweet

Nightmare: A murderess

Dream: History romantic.

Male models are not as well-known as female ones but I predict for the next decade that the young, masculine model generation will reverse the trend and with the growing sphere of social media, gain fame and new flavors in the fashion scene. You can follow Marlon Teixeira on Twitter or visit his facebook page.

Image Courtesy of  http://www.facebook.com/therealmarlon

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