It seemed like hashtags reached their full-blown popularity when actor Charlie Sheen tweeted "#winning" earlier this year, but hashtags are now making their way into Facebook statuses, Tumblr, text messages and even in-person conversations.
But with Turkey haunted by economic stagnation, scandals and weak leadership, the generals, who wield the real power, have had their hands full containing the popularity of a former Istanbul mayor who is trying to shed his fundamentalist background and wrap himself in a cloak of moderation.
If this photo were a painting by one of the Great Masters it might be called "Allegory of the Popular Fivesome": there was Mr. Rodriguez, from a sort of boy band in the full blossom of popularity, Mr. Fatone from the boy band in middle age, and Ms. Brown from the girl band that is no longer.
Though the "Gangnam Style" fever is no longer in full swing, its popularity has shown no signs of letting up.
His team Santos toured internationally in order to take full advantage of his popularity.
Like "Getaway," it was an earworm with no relief, until later, nodding to its popularity, a full version was created and released.
When he ventured to lawmakers' districts for speeches on spending or ethics, Mr. Cuomo never failed to invite them along — an exercise not only in deference, but also in demonstrating to legislators the full force of his popularity with voters.
Read the full obituary Through the popularity of his television show and his mellifluous tenor voice, Andy Williams, who has died aged 84 after suffering from bladder cancer, was one of the best-loved figures in American popular culture.
What the tragedy raises more than anything — particularly in countries where EDM is a burgeoning scene and the full extent of its popularity is perhaps not yet fully registered — is the importance of full and stringent regulation on crowd size and venue capacity.
As minivans and later S.U.V.'s grew in popularity, the full-size American station wagon almost disappeared.
