Are You Trending On Twitter

If someone had asked me this a year ago, I would have asked them what they'd been smoking.  To a non techie, it sounds like gibberish.  I do actually consider myself a bit of a techie having owned a few websites for the last 15 years, but I wasn't a huge twitter fan until recently.  

Now mind you, I don't really follow people, and I don't go crazy with hash tags, and honestly, I sometimes forget I have it, but some days, it's really nieces to just pop a random thought on there and be a bit comforted by the fact that maybe someone out there read it.  It gives you a little satisfaction to know that someone out there actually heard you.  

As for trending, I am pretty sure I will never do that.  I am too told to be that into it.  HA.  If you don't know what trending is, log into your twitter account, or easily create one at http://twitter.com.  

Frequently Asked Questions:

How are Trends determined?

Trends are determined by an algorithm and are tailored for you based on who you follow and your location. This algorithm identifies topics that are immediately popular, rather than topics that have been popular for a while or on a daily basis, to help you discover the hottest emerging topics of discussion on Twitter that matter most to you. 

You can choose to see Trends that are not tailored for you by selecting a specific Trends location on Twitter.com. 

What does the # sign mean?

You may notice that some Trends have pound - # - sign before the word or phrase. This is called a hashtag and is included specifically in Tweets to mark them as relating to a topic, so that people can follow the conversation in search. Click here for more information about hashtags.