Social media has transformed over the years into a powerhouse in today’s day and age. It has become a very useful tool for dissemination of information, connecting with friends and family, sharing ideas and concepts, marketing content, products and more.
One of the world’s biggest social media platforms; Twitter, is known to be a hub for such activities. With an estimate of over 350 million users, it is best known for its unique 140-character limit, which most users believe makes it the most exciting platform to be on. The platform is structured in such a way that conversations on a particular topic can be followed by others using a particular hashtag ‘#’. The use of hashtags later on developed into trends, which is now widely used on a daily basis to identify and hype topical conversations, events, products, movements, movies, radio and tv shows etc.
Here are the Top 10 Trends to hit Twittergh in the year 2015, Enjoy !
#ThrowbackSHS
High school days are known to offer the most memorable experiences in the life of every individual. #Throwbackthursday, which is mostly a trend on Thursdays unravels memories of past events mostly with pictures which then changed into #ThrowbackSHS where people tweeted about their high school experiences, from the good, bad and ugly aspects spiced up with intriguing memes.
When they share the exam papers at break time and you check to see what the class show off got #ThrowBackSHS pic.twitter.com/82mF8xTFA0
— Efo Dela (@Amegaxi) July 1, 2015
"@Dr_Kams17: #throwbackshs when emaths papers are in. pic.twitter.com/euQ04MR6oc"😂😂😂
— #GFA (@mr_bugbil) June 30, 2015
https://twitter.com/iamOmanhene/status/622325582999736320
https://twitter.com/Jah_Bhu_Kush/status/615567890297843712
When that guy who always claim to hve chopped every boss chick in evry school is being caught @ INTERCO #ThrowbackSHS pic.twitter.com/iOz4SV6qPq
— Thor ❁ ☥ (@iamopele) June 29, 2015
#DumsorMustStop
#DumsorMustStop was a trend initiated by Ghanaian Actress Yvonne Nelson, leading a public outcry on the unbearable energy crisis in the country at the time. Ghanaians took the opportunity to express their sentiments and experiences through the hashtag and the hashtag developed into a movement. A vigil was organized on the …… with thousands of Ghanaians attending to express their dissatisfaction about the situation.
#dumsormuststop vigil pic.twitter.com/FYZlqtamvk
— 𝓨𝓿𝓸𝓷𝓷𝓮 𝓝𝓮𝓵𝓼𝓸𝓷 (@yvonnenelsongh) May 17, 2015
#dumsormuststop vigil pic by @bobpixel pic.twitter.com/KJFKY8MuMX
— 𝓨𝓿𝓸𝓷𝓷𝓮 𝓝𝓮𝓵𝓼𝓸𝓷 (@yvonnenelsongh) May 17, 2015
#dumsormuststop you do all @yvonnenelsongh pic.twitter.com/Y0PzUuvxvt
— Gainfully Unemployed (@PhilRajjy) May 17, 2015
Vigil well captured #DumSorMustStop Nice shot @AccraPhoto @yvonnenelsongh pic.twitter.com/MX5wcbv1lE
— Ed Ohene (@OheneEd) May 17, 2015
#GhanaVsNaija
One of the biggest trends to hit TwitterGH this year, it all began with a tweet from a Ghanaian lady with handle @adwoa_nicoletta about how Ghanaians were more beautiful than Nigerians.
https://twitter.com/HisRoyalDopenez/status/630692978139471872
This erupted into a heated debate between Ghanaians and their Nigerian counterparts on whose country was the best. It trended for close to 3 days with over 100,000 tweets generated through arguments on who was the best in football, who had the prettiest girls and of course; whose jollof tasted better.
Pause!
Judgment Day or Georgment Day #GhanaVsNaija pic.twitter.com/b6l5MrNUxY
— i_Floki (@Law_TheGreat) August 10, 2015
"Will you give us loan if we learn how to cook jollof like Ghanaians?"
"It's a deal." pic.twitter.com/VwbGv3QMtb— ab. (@AbeikuLytle) August 10, 2015
This ends the fight. #GhanavsNaija https://t.co/d5U8dtRFSX"
— Nii Cr7 (@Charway77) August 10, 2015
"I'm sorry Nigerians. Go and try your luck in hell. I cant recognise any of you. Why did you bleach?" pic.twitter.com/eoDEOWQgEf
— ab. (@AbeikuLytle) August 10, 2015
#FamousGhanaians
Touted as one of the most exciting 2015 Twitter trends in Ghana, #FamousGhanaians was a trend that compared Ghanaian names which were slightly similar to names of worldwide celebrities to create the humorous impression that the celebrities originated from Ghana.
Barack Owusu Boamah a former School prefect of Kanda Clusters went to US with his uncle and changed his name to Obama #FamousGhanaians
— Efo Dela (@Amegaxi) April 9, 2015
https://twitter.com/ernest_nyd/status/585919669837660161
https://twitter.com/oh_dipsy_di33r/status/630765174484529152
Twumasi Intiamoah started rapping on corners in Adum, later he managed to stowaway to the USA and rebranded himself as T.I.#FamousGhanaians
— Efo Dela (@Amegaxi) April 8, 2015
#TwitterGirls
With the popular notion that twitter users most especially girls tend to have a different life as compared to what they portray online, #twittergirls was a trend that developed to unravel certain behavioral patterns of most female users of the social media platform.
Some #TwitterGirls will RT food porn the whole day but never help mummy in the kitchen when she's cooking 😞😞😞😞
— Kukujay (@i_Floki) July 17, 2015
Boiz dey take the #twittergirls trend throw subs…..the ones them mean already …ASALA QUEENS
— Mantsɛ TACKIE (@AlexTackie) July 17, 2015
Some girls are now Grammar tutors on here but have been Writing NovDec since 2008. #TwitterGirls
— Thor ❁ ☥ (@iamopele) July 17, 2015
#TwitterGirls…one saved my number as 'Apple Support'. She only call/text when she's having a problem with her Apple Device.
— Richard (@Richard_otis_) July 17, 2015
#YouKnowYouinKumasiWhen
Kumasi folks have always been known to be victimized on twitter, mostly due to their supposed weird dressing, pronunciations ‘ L’ and ‘R’ and more. #YouknowYouinKumasi unraveled some things perculiar to kumasi folks.
#YouKnowYouAreInKumasiWhen Ralph Lauren decides to play hockey on his horse but Falls off pic.twitter.com/6ME6W7dgOq
— Thor ❁ ☥ (@iamopele) July 11, 2015
That's @ZinoMulla's uncle "@dannygh_: #YouKnowYouAreInKumasiWhen you come across this http://t.co/itjgEcSgTp"
— DATA/💻/📱 PLUG 💙❤️ (@DECLEX) July 10, 2015
#YouKnowYouAreInKumasiWhen A Nigga Do This Anytime He's Asked To Spell Parallelogram 😐😐😐 pic.twitter.com/eudweFUFjT
— LÁZARATÔ (@poundsborga) July 11, 2015
https://twitter.com/RealJay_YorKe/status/619842028248170497https://twitter.com/Richard_otis_/status/620195469722034176
#TwitterNti
#TwitterNti meaning because of twitter, was a trend to expose certain things tweeps do daily just because of being attached to the social media platform. Various tweets flooded the timeline illustrating how people went to various extents and funny situations just because of twitter.
#twitterNti u say u be atheist… But Sunday morning, u wey u dey sweep church inside.
— Mantsɛ TACKIE (@AlexTackie) April 28, 2015
#TwitterNti You owe the credit transfer dealer in your hood and have refused to use her route
— RAPHAEL O (@Rafurl) April 28, 2015
#TwitterNti your GPA is looking like Ghana's economy.
I sub my body but well…
— ab. (@AbeikuLytle) April 28, 2015
#ThatsWhyWeBrokeUp
Relationships are known to come with several complications, most people tend to use the twitter platform to express certain relationship related issues, #ThatsWhyWeBrokeUp trended for close two days with over 300,000 tweets generated on how and why they had to break up with their partners, mostly fictional and just to create
https://twitter.com/ernest_nyd/status/592738032211623936
https://twitter.com/ernest_nyd/status/592736714059325440
She told the waakye seller that she was buying 'taalia' in front of my friends.#ThatsWhyWeBrokeUp
— ab. (@AbeikuLytle) April 27, 2015
The face I saw when I visited her @ 6am in the morning eh…. 😂😂😂😂 #Thatswhywebrokeup
— Mantsɛ TACKIE (@AlexTackie) April 27, 2015
#SubForFree
Subtweets popularly known as ‘subs’ are tweets directed towards another user without mentioning the handle of the person, ‘subs’ are mostly used to avoid direct altercation with an individual, the trend #SubForFree allowed users to address their sentiments, rumours , insults, love proposals and more.
https://twitter.com/oh_dipsy_di33r/status/623153518384427012
https://twitter.com/pimpkingstein/status/623507576127401990
Leave your personal issues somewhere before you logon twitter please #SubForFree
— adamu. (@w_letters) July 21, 2015
#DropThatLife
#Dropthatlife was one of the most intriguing trends on twitter this year, it was mainly aimed at encouraging individuals to shun certain habits and behaviors, as usual, it took a humorous turn.
You just dey your phone en back just dey judge people you know nothing about. #DropThatLife
— i_Floki (@Law_TheGreat) November 27, 2015
You wear waist trainers and when we hug u it feels like we dey take wanna hands pass broken glass top. #DropThatLife
— martin (@khobie_) November 27, 2015
Girl go buy ¢3.50 cho give ein body
Buh you talk say u wan spread am pɛ she go start dey demand ¢10+ food#DropThatLife chale— A230385 (@Et_or_) November 27, 2015
https://twitter.com/dannygh_/status/670287117449355265
