Does Twitter imitate life or does life imitate Twitter? 2011 had a lot of huge stories in the media and Twitter was there to catch it all. And whether Twitter was the flashpoint of the story or simply a medium for dissemination, there were some clear winners and losers.

Flowtown and Column Five, who helped us with our WOMM infographic, produced this infographic that congratulates the winners and calls out the losers.

Winners:

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Losers:

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Key Takeaway: The winners tend to be subjects or companies who generated buzz on Twitter because of their inherent newsworthiness. The losers dug their own graves – plain and simple.

See the full infographic at Social Times

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