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"May started with a bang \u2014 the killing of Osama bin Laden on May 1 \u2014 but then shaped up more or less like any other standard month, at least judging by what people were talking about on Twitter.\nThough soccer is soccer, it's perhaps a little sad that Justin Bieber beat out bin Laden in the end. Or maybe that's a good thing \u2014 it's hard to tell. Even the end of the world couldn't overtake the soccer/Bieber combo. Maybe if the Rapture had actually happened on May 21, it would have taken the month (and much of mankind with it).\nBut we digress. May was a solid month. Anytime your mom is a trending topic, things can't be so bad in the world. Let's hope that June is similarly pacific and well-Biebered.\nYou can check past Twitter trends in our Top Twitter Topics section.\nTop Twitter Trends This Month: May \n\n\n\n    \nRank\nTopic\nIntensity\nDescription\n\n\n    \n#1\nSoccer/Football\n4\nIn post-season competition in May, the top football trend was #SurvivalSunday, which is related to the final day in the English Premier League. Fans of Club Am\u00E9rica, a popular soccer team in Mexico, were shocked when they were eliminated from the playoffs. Another big topic was the Champions League Final between Manchester United and Barcelona (won by the latter team).\n\n\n    \n#2\nJustin Bieber\n4\nJustin Bieber fans caused 52 separate trends regarding the singer to hit Twitter's Top 10 during the month of May. And that doesn't include trends about his relationship with Selena Gomez (pro and con).\n\n\n    \n#3\nOsama bin Laden\n3\nAl Qaeda commander Osama Bin Laden was killed by  a small team of Navy SEALs in Abbottabad, Pakistan, on May 2. The raid and its consequences were avidly discussed for days.\n\n\n    \n#4\nMay 21st/The Rapture\n3\nSome Christian believers insisted the world would end on Saturday, May 21. It didn't. But users took the opportunity to confess things they had done and shared playlists that they had  or would like to have before the \"rapture.\" \n\n\n    \n#5\nLady Gaga \n3\nLady Gaga fans caused a number of unusual trends to hit Twitter's Top 10 including RTing \"Lord Voldemort + Lady Gaga = Lord Gaga.\" They also caused a number of songs on her album Born This Way to trend.\n\n\n    \n#6\nMother's Day\n3\nSunday May 8 marked Mothers Day in many countries around the world. People are tweeting their love and affections towards their mothers.\n\n\n    \n#7\nNBA Playoffs\n2\nNBA playoffs continued throughout the month of May which culminate in the NBA Finals between the Miami Heat and Dallas Mavericks which begin May 31.      \n\n\n    \n#8\nJonas Brothers\n2\nJonas Brothers fans celebrated \"Jonas Brothers Day\" on May 7 (because of 7:05, a popular song by the group). They used the day to celebrate everything the band has done for us, through their actions, their love, through their music.\n\n\n    \n#9\nSuper Junior\n2\nSuper Junior fans sent a lot of trends involving band members and certain singles into Twitter's Top 10 Trends including Lee Hyuk Jae, also known as Eunhyuk,  and \"Bonamana\",  Super Junior's fourth studio album which was released a year ago this month.\n\n\n    \n#10\nThe Vampire Diaries\n2\nFans of the TV show The Vampire Diaries were on the edge of their seats when it looked like the character played by @IanSomerhalder, the vampire Damon Salvatore, looked like he was going to die in the season 2 finale.\n\n\nData aggregate courtesy of What the Trend.\nImage courtesy of iStockphoto, 123render\n\nInterested in more Twitter resources? Check out Mashable Explore, a new way to discover information on your favorite Mashable topics."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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