As the Olympics came to a close this past weekend, the attention of online media was quickly whisked away by a few exciting announcements. This week Infolinks delivers three hot topics throughout the internet that are sure to keep trending. If you’re stumped for what to blog about, read on for this week’s trail blazing stories and their even hotter keywords.
Paul Ryan: Vice Presidential Hopeful
The US Presidential elections are quickly nearing with plenty of debatable issues already lined up. One of the topics that isn’t up for debate any longer is Mitt Romney’s running mate. On Saturday, August 11, 2012, Romney announced with the backing of the GOP, that Paul Ryan would join his campaign. Ryan, currently a US Representative for Wisconsin, is the Republican’s leader on fiscal and budgetary issues, a primary topic for this year’s race. Ryan’s selection by Romney has been so widespread The Huffington Post called it a “mediagasm”. Advertisers of all sorts have been eager to jump onto such a popular and lasting topic in order to market themselves.
Keywords: Budget deficiency, GOP, Presidential Race, Federal budget, economy, Medicare, Private healthcare,
WikiLeaks Founder Finds Asylum
This is breaking news, just announced today, August 16th. Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, has been granted asylum by Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino. WikiLeaks is the notorious whistle-blowing website that leaks provocative and controversial material from governments around the world as well as high-profile organizations. Assange has been in Ecuador for six weeks avoiding sexual misconduct charges in Sweden. On the announcement, England declared that its duty to extradite Assange to Sweden will not be stopped by Ecuador. This international quarrel can only snowball from here. Advertisements have already been tailored to this story.
Keywords: Government officials, Ecuador, WikiLeaks, Scotland Yard, Sweden
Jennifer Aniston Ready to Remarry
The gossip websites are lighting up with glee. Already famous Friends star Jennifer Aniston was thrown further into the spotlight after her split with Brat Pitt, losing him to Angelina Jolie. Star-crazy fans and gossip lovers have been glued to her story ever since. It seems that now she’s ready to title her own headlines with the engagement announcement to fellow actor, Justin Theroux. The two met while filming their latest movie, Wanderlust. This is a subject that fans will be closely following to the wedding and beyond. Advertisers are sure to keep their ads lining up to fit this story.
Keywords: Jennifer Aniston engaged, Destination Weddings, Celebrity Weddings, Wanderlust, Us Weekly