'We Are OK' Tops Facebook Talk About Hurricane Sandy

As Hurricane Sandy wreaks havoc on the East Coast, people are checking into Facebook to let friends and relatives know that they have found safe, dry ground. Facebook released statistics today about the most talked about terms with regard to the hurricane, and "we are OK," was the top term on the social network.

As Hurricane Sandy wreaks havoc on the East Coast, people are checking into Facebook to let friends and relatives know that they have found safe, dry ground. Facebook released statistics today about the most talked about terms with regard to the hurricane, and “we are OK,” was the top term on the social network.

As of 10 a.m. Eastern on Tuesday, here are the top terms around Facebook, as noted on the site’s Global Disaster Relief page:

  1. we are ok
  2. power – lost power, have power, no power
  3. damage
  4. hope everyone is ok
  5. trees
  6. made it
  7. safe
  8. thankful
  9. fine
  10. affected
Though it’s a somber, tragic disaster, Hurricane Sandy is now the second-most talked about event on Facebook this year, with the Super Bowl coming in first.
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