The year according to Facebook: 2012

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Facebook has released its year in review for 2012 -- so who made the list?

The social network broke out its lists to topics, such as events, songs, movies, check-ins, public figures, books, technology politics, television, sports and memes. Top items on the lists include the U.S. presidential election, "The Hunger Games" and Barack Obama.

• Top 2012 searches include Whitney, PSY, Sandy

Facebook's top events of the year were the U.S. presidential elections, Superbowl XLVI and the death of Whitney Houston. The top check-ins were at Times Square, Disneyland and AT&T Park.

Instagram, Timeline and Pinterest rounded out the top of technology, while the New York Giants, New England Patriots and Tim Tebow topped the list for sports.

Facebook launched a new feature that creates a year in review for individuals. The social network highlights top moment of the year by showcasing popular posts, photos or life events. Find your year in review at Facebook.com/yearinreview.

Facebook's full list can be found on its website.

[GeorgeHubble]

2012 will go down for me as the year real estate turned around. I got a new phone (on AT&T's 4G LTE network, which is important) and because it's so fast, I have been able to get property data much faster than a lot of my competitors here in San Francisco. If you use your phone right, it can do a ton for you.