Winter Has Come

As I return from a break from this blog, Game of Thrones has finally returned, on Sunday, for it's fourth season since last Spring. Leading up to the premiere, almost every social site on the web has been creating posts relating to the series. Some of my favorite came from Mashable.com

One of my favorite posts of them all gives viewers a brief recap of Season 3 through the use of Emjois. It was hilariously adorable and accurate for me to recap what I needed to remember for the upcoming season.

Another interseting set of posts created by Mashable was "If Social Networks Were 'Game of Thrones' Houses" and a video of the opening sequence redone with social networks rather than the original family houses. 

Finally, outside of Mashable, BuzzFeed.com posted a series of pictures of the cast seen doing everyday activities or in normal clothes which I absolutely loved. For me, the majority of these actors and actresses I only know as their parts. So seeing Hodor at a dj booth rather than carrying around Bran made me smile.

The posts and lists related to Game of Thrones are countless all over the web. I have found, personally, that their fan base between seasons 3 and 4 have grown incredibly which is why I believe GoT has created such a buzz on the web. I am excited to see what season 4 will influence the online community to create. 

The Popular Kids of Twitter

In honor of Twitter's 8th birthday, Mashable has created a list of the top 10 most followed Twitter Accounts. Do you follow any of these accounts? What makes you follow them?

Me personally, I am only following Barack Obama on my Twitter account and that is because I feel his tweets can relate and should matter to any American. But that's just my opinion. If you are a fan of any of these accounts, surely they are a great source for their news.

May i present to you, the most popular account of Twitter

1. Katy Perry: 51.3 million followers
2. Justin Bieber: 50.2 million followers
3. Barack Obama: 41.9 million followers
4. Lady Gaga: 41.0 million followers
5. YouTube: 40.3 million followers
6. Taylor Swift: 39.7 million followers
7. Britney Spears: 36.3 million followers
8. Rihanna: 34.3 million followers
9. Instagram: 31.3 million followers
10. Justin Timberlake: 31.2 million followers

To see more information, and a wonderfully illustrated info graph, check it out here! on Mashable's site.