# Top Twitter Trends This Week: 8/7 – 8/13 #

@janbein

Rank	Topic	Top Index This Week	Intensity	Description
#1	Teen Choice Awards	1	3	The Teen Choice Awards, hosted by Katy Perry and the guys from Glee aired last week on Fox TV. Taylor Lautner, AKA "Taylor Hotner," was one of the top related trends.
#2	Inception (Movie)	2	3	Inception is a 2010 sci-fi action thriller film written, produced and directed by Christopher Nolan. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio. Inception was released on July 16, 2010. It has now grossed approximately $486M worldwide.
#3	Soccer/Football	1	2	The English Premier League started this week with an opening win by Manchester United over Chelsea.
#4	Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (Movie)	1	2	The new movie Scott Pilgrim vs. The World starring Michael Cera is a sci-fi/fantasy in which Scott takes on all the ex-boyfriends of the girl of his dreams. The movie comes out August 13th.
#5	Ramadan	1	2	Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. It is the Islamic month of fasting, in which participating Muslims refrain from eating, drinking and sexual activities from dawn until sunset.
#6	The Last Airbender (Movie)	1	2	The Last Airbender is a movie based on the famous animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender. This film has recently been released overseas.
#7	Pretty Little Liars (TV Show)	1	2	Pretty Little Liars is a ABC Family TV Show that airs on Tuesday night. Its season finale aired this past week.
#8	Brazilian Politics	1	2	Dilma Rousseff is a Brazilian economist and politician who is running for the Brazilian presidency. A televised debate among the leading candidates sparked chatter online.
#9	UFC	1	2	Chael Sonnen lost to defending UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva in the 5th round of the UFC 117 main event.
#10	Justin Bieber	1	1	Justin Bieber fans are expressing their lustful feelings for this 16 year old singer. Some Beliebers are participating, while others find this Trending Topic disturbing.