Media
A duck’s Christmas quacker video
Jan 2nd
My brother has adopted two ducks and despite not being quackers decided to let them in the joy of Christmas by opening their own present.
This was after Duck Duck narrowly escaped a roasting after disappearing for five days just before Christmas as reported in the Whitehaven News – Christmas quacker: a lucky duck returns home.
Top 10 word of 2009 is Twitter, then Obama, H1N1, stimulus, vampire, 2.0
Nov 30th
According to research by the Global Language Monitor Twitter was the top word of 2009. The analysis was completed in November using a proprietary algorithm that tracks words and phrases in the media and on the internet (including blogs and social media). The words are tracked in relation to frequency, contextual usage and appearance in global media outlets, factoring in long-term trends, short-term changes, momentum and velocity.
Twitter was followed by Obama, H1N1, stimulus, and vampire. The near-ubiquitous suffix, 2.0, was sixth, with deficit, Hadron, healthcare, and transparency also in the top 10.
