Tag Archives: 2012

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Messi’s Record Breaking 2012 – [VIDEO]

Barcelona FC’s Lionel Messi won his fourth straight Ballon d’Or trophy earlier this month, topping off a record breaking 12 months. It ranks him as this years best player in the world’s most popular sport, and arguably the best ever. 2012 say him score a record-breaking 91 goals  — breaking a 40-year-old mark held by German Gerd Muller.

The video above shows all 91 goals and the infographic below where these goals were scored from.

(h/t mashable)

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2012 United States of POP Mashup – [VIDEO]

DJ Earworm has released his 2012 mashup collection ahead of schedule (usually released on Christmas day) and it’s another belter!

The mashup features the 25 biggest hits during 2012 in the U.S.

Gotye and Kimbra – Somebody That I Used To Know
Fun. – Some Nights
Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe
Maroon 5 – One More Night
Fun. and Janelle Monáe – We Are Young
Maroon 5 and Wiz Khalifa – Payphone
Ellie Goulding – Lights
Rihanna – Diamonds
Bruno Mars – Locked Out Of Heaven
Ke$Ha – Die Young
Kelly Clarkson – Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)
Flo Rida – Good Feeling
Nicki Minaj – Starships
The Wanted – Glad You Came
Adele – Set Fire To The Rain
Lumineers – Ho Hey
One Direction – What Makes You Beautiful
Flo Rida and Sia – Wild Ones
Phillip Phillips – Home
Bruno Mars – It Will Rain
Katy Perry – Wide Awake
Alex Clare – Too Close
PSY – Gangnam Style
Taylor Swift – We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
Flo Rida – Whistle

Mashup Music Video

The Top 50 Songs of 2012 Mashed-Up – [VIDEO]

Daniel Kim‘s fantastic collection of the top songs of 2012.

For more on the making of the video check “The Making of Pop Danthology“, and for a full list of the songs used go to Pop Danthology 2012.

Summer 2012 by Google Maps – [INFOGRAPHIC]

The folks over at Google Maps have crafted a nifty infographic outlining the summer search activity on maps.google.com in various countries. From the end of May to the beginning of September, the infographic highlights some of the top-rising searches and most often-searched landmarks on Google Maps.
Summer 2012

From the blog post:

North Americans sought out the best local beaches to help cool off from the summer heat. In comparison, many more people from Spain, Italy and France searched for community swimming pools. In cooler areas of the U.K. the rising Google Maps searches included many indoor activities such as squash, bars and going to the gym. And, as expected, travel was a clear choice for the summer, as indicated by a surge in searches for lodging in almost every region.