This year microblogging site Twitter was go-to outlet for all including celebrities, politicians, religious leaders, businesses as well as average users alike. Twitter lately shared their list of top 10 tweets of the year. These tweets belong to diverse categories ranging from deaths, business, breakups, world, and celebrities among others. Here are 10 best tweets of the year presented by Mashable which one will remember long after striking of the clock at midnight on 31st December. An overview of the top 10 tweets of the year-
Death-
1) Steve Jobs- Following the sudden demise of Steve Jobs on October 5, numerous fans bid him goodbye through the medium of Twitter. The hashtag #RIPSteveJobs instantly turned a trending topic. His demise bagged ninth position on the list of most tweets-per-second in Twitter this year. The world since his passing including Microsoft’s Bill Gates, United States President Barack Obama as well as Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg celebrated his achievements and mourned his death. Obama posted a tweet “Rest in peace, Steve Jobs. From all of us at #Obama2012, thank you for the work you make possible every day—including ours.”
Bill Gates- “For those of us lucky enough to get to work with Steve, it’s been an insanely great honor. I will miss Steve immensely.”
2) Osama Bin Laden- White House posted a tweet quoting President Barack Obama on 1st May at 11:35pm confirming the news of terrorist Laden’s death.
Keith Urbahn: “So I’m told by a reputable person they have killed Osama Bin Laden. Hot damn.”
Sohaib Athar: “Helicopter hovering above Abbottabad at 1AM (is a rare event).”
