If you were watching a big entertainment moment on television this year, chances are you also had Twitter open on your desktop, laptop, iPad or phone and were tweeting along with the rest of the world. Because if you don't tweet your 140 characters or less opinion of Taylor Swift's Grammys performance, did it really happen?
Kim Kardashian may have come close to breaking the Internet and taking down Twitter with her shiny derrière, but according to the social media site's data, these were the events and moments that really dominated Twitter and hashtags in 2014:
1. First tweets
Talk to me, Twitter. pic.twitter.com/7skFm6Ffhn
? Robert Downey Jr (@RobertDowneyJr) April 11, 2014Robert Downey Jr., Garth Brooks, Maya Rudolph and more stars joined Twitter, and their fans rejoiced.
2. The Oscars
If only Bradley's arm was longer. Best photo ever. #oscars pic.twitter.com/C9U5NOtGap
? Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) March 3, 2014It was the selfie "heard" 'round the world.
3. The MTV VMAs
let's do this vma thing pic.twitter.com/VE1Kq9DjLI
? Lorde (@lordemusic) August 24, 2014AKA when Beyoncé ran the show.
4. Kim and Kanye's wedding
? KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) May 27, 2014
Kanye West's tweet of their first kiss as husband and wife got over 100,000 retweets.
5. The Golden Globes
It's @aaronpaul_8 on the @goldenglobes #redcarpet! pic.twitter.com/BqbpiwU8hQ
? Golden Globe Awards (@goldenglobes) January 12, 2014Tina and Amy for president!
6. The World Cup
FIFA are to investigate the gloves used by Tim Howard in the game against Belgium last night: pic.twitter.com/58T18vkXWm
? Joe Morrison (@joefooty) July 2, 2014USA goalie Tim Howard saved everything during the World Cup, especially our hearts.
7. The Super Bowl
? Patrick Stewart (@SirPatStew) February 3, 2014
Or as we will call it when we tell our kids about Denver vs. Seattle: The First Official Weed Bowl.
8. The Grammys
? KATY PERRY (@katyperry) January 27, 2014
9. The Winter Olympics
Good luck trying to reach anyone in Canada today. pic.twitter.com/Ky7j9eulgb
? Molson Canadian (@Molson_Canadian) February 21, 2014Remember when the U.S. and Canada battled for Justin Bieber? We both lost in that situation.
10. The Emmys
Subway to #Emmys #Mork pic.twitter.com/oXknD9f38s
— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) August 25, 2014TV's biggest night was tinged with sadness as Hollywood paid tribute to the late, great Robin Williams.
11. ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
Brrr! I dumped ice water on my head to raise awareness for ALS. Over to you, @ryanseacrest, @elonmusk, and @TEDchris http://t.co/ZzqmhkGbMS
? Bill Gates (@BillGates) August 15, 2014Never forget: Everyone froze their asses off for a good cause in 2014.