Facebook reveals most talked-about moments this year with Australian Year in Review site

December 10 2014, 9:59 am | BY Ricki Green | No Comments

Top10_Topics_AU.jpgEvery day, people discuss the topics and stories that are important to them on Facebook. Today Facebook is taking a look back at the people, places and moments that moved us in 2014.

 

Facebook analysed the past year’s conversation on Facebook to reveal the most talked-about global and Australian moments.

In Australia, the most talked about topic was the death of Robin Williams, with people also buzzing about Tony Abbott, Malaysia Airlines and the Ice Bucket Challenge. The place with the most check-ins was Darling Harbour in Sydney, followed by the Sydney Opera House, Melbourne Cricket Ground, and Sydney Harbour.

 

Here are the full Top 10 lists for Australia:

 

Most Talked-About Topics in Australia

1.      Robin Williams

2.      Tony Abbott

3.      Malaysia Airlines

4.      Ice Bucket Challenge

5.      Game of Thrones

6.      Ebola virus outbreak

7.      Conflict in Gaza

8.      South Sydney Rabbitohs

9.      World Cup

10.  Melbourne Cup

Click here to view the Year in Review site.

topten_places _AU_edit_.jpgMost Checked-Into Places in Australia

1.      Darling Harbour, Sydney

2.      Sydney Opera House

3.      Melbourne Cricket Ground

4.      Sydney Harbour

5.      Taronga Zoo

6.      Warner Bros. Movie World – Gold Coast, Australia

7.      Sea World – Gold Coast, Australia

8.      South Bank, Brisbane

9.      Dreamworld Australia

10.  Surfers Paradise

 

Top Global Topics of 2014

1.      World Cup

2.      Ebola virus outbreak

3.      Elections in Brazil

4.      Robin Williams

5.      Ice Bucket Challenge

6.      Conflict in Gaza

7.      Malaysia Airlines

8.      Super Bowl

9.      Michael Brown/Ferguson

10.  Sochi Winter Olympics

 

Year in Review top 10 lists were measured by how frequently a topic was mentioned in Facebook posts made between January and December 2014. To put this list together, Facebook posts were analysed in an aggregated, anonymized way, and then ranked to create a snapshot of the year on Facebook.

 

Says Julian Sullivan, VRC acting chief executive: “It’s an honour to see that the Emirates Melbourne Cup is one of Facebook’s most popular topics of 2014, ranking alongside the world’s most momentous events and figures. It’s known as the race that stops a nation, and the Emirates Melbourne Cup is doing just that online, modernising a 154 year old great Australian tradition.”