Asamoah Gyan, #rain, #WorstWesternsEver, Bloc: Why are they trending?

A look at the trending topics on social networking sites and search engines today, to see what we’re interested in, and why.

Asamoah Gyan / Al-Ain

Sunderland striker Asamoah Gyan has completed a permanent move to United Arab Emirates side Al-Ain. He’s getting a lot of grief on Twitter for his perceived disloyalty. @JudeAdoasi says “I was cussing Asamoah Gyan for leavin Sudnerland until my uncle told me is is really 34 and wants the money before his body folds”

#rain

Yes, it’s STILL raining. @mrjoemorgan tweets: “In the bible it rained for 40 days and they called it a ‘disaster’. In England we call it ‘summer’ #rain #summer”

#WorstWesternsEver

A bit of Friday fun with this film title trending hashtag. Some of the best so far: @mostroso “3.10 to Yarmouth”; @sturadernie “She Bored A Yellow Gibbon”; @DreamworldBooks “They Died With Their Crocs On”

Bloc

This weekend sees the start of the London-based dance and electronic festival, which promises to give festival-goers some respite from the bad weather as @theQuietus points out: “There’s another reason to be looking forward to Bloc…it isn’t made of mud!”

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