Probing for common themes in these stories might offer marketers some insights into the kinds of messages that Facebook users tend to relay the most.
The list from the [Facebook + Journalists page][2] follows below -- we fully expect an update of this to come out a month from now. In the meantime, readers, how many of the following items have you shared, received or seen posted on your friends' walls this year?
1. [Satellite Photos of Japan, Before and After the Quake and Tsunami ][3](New York Times)
2. [What teachers really want to tell parents ][3] (CNN)
3. [No, your zodiac sign hasn't changed][4] (CNN)
4. [Parents, don't dress your girls like tramps][5] (CNN)
5. [Video:- Father Daughter Dance Medley ][6] (Yahoo)
6. [At funeral, dog mourns the death of Navy SEAL killed in Afghanistan ][7] (Yahoo)
7. [You'll freak when you see the new Facebook ][8] (CNN)
8. [Dog in Japan stays by the side of ailing friend in the rubble ][9] (Yahoo)
9. [Giant crocodile captured alive in Philippines ][10] (Yahoo)
10. [New Zodiac Sign Dates: Ophiuchus The 13th Sign? ][11](The Huffington Post)
11. [Parents keep child's gender under wraps ][12] (Yahoo)
12. [How to Talk to Little Girls ][13] (The Huffington Post)
13. [Stop Coddling the Super-Rich ][14] (New York Times)
14. [Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior ][15] (Wall Street Journal)
15. [Video: Twin Baby Boys Have A Conversation! ][16] (Yahoo)
16. [Man robs bank to get medical care in jail][17] (Yahoo)
17. [Why You're Not Married][18] (The Huffington Post)
18. [A Sister's Eulogy for Steve Jobs ][19](New York Times)
19. [Ryan Dunn Dead: 'Jackass' Star Dies In Car Crash ][20] (The Huffington Post)
20. [Scientists warn California could be struck by winter 'superstorm' ][21](Yahoo)
21. [Notes From a Dragon Mom][22] (New York Times)
22. [ A Message to Women From a Man: You Are Not "Crazy"][23] (The Huffington Post)
23. [Obama's and Bush's effects on the deficit in one graph ][24](Washington Post)
24. [Penn State, my final loss of faith ][25] (Washington Post)
25. [ Golden-Voiced Homeless Man Captivates Internet ][26] (Yahoo)
26. [The most typical face on the planet ][27] (Yahoo)
27. [Widespread destruction from Japan earthquake, tsunamis ][28] (CNN)
28. [Permissive parents: Curb your brats ][29] (CNN)
29. [A father's day wish: Dads, wake the hell up! ][30](CNN)
30. [Video: Laughing Baby Loves Ripping Paper! ][31] (Yahoo)
31. [Epic Cover Letter: How To Get Hired For Your Dream Job (Picture) ][32](The Huffington Post)
32. [New Zodiac sign dates: Don't switch horoscopes yet ][33] (Washington Post)
33. [Things Babies Born in 2011 Will Never Know ][34](Yahoo)
34. [ The Psychology of Revenge: Why We Should Stop Celebrating Osama Bin Laden's Death ][35] (The Huffington Post)
35. [Photo Gallery: 'Where Children Sleep'][36] (New York Times)
36. [Quake moved Japan coast 8 feet, shifted Earth's axis][37] (CNN)
37. [Steve Jobs, Apple founder, dies][38] (CNN)
38. [China's latest craze: dyeing pets to look like other wild animals ][39] (CNN)
39. [Grant Hill's Response to Jalen Rose][40] (New York Times)
40. [Steve Jobs's Patents ][41] (New York Times)
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[1]: http://www.allfacebook.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/journalists.jpg (journalists)
[2]: https://www.facebook.com/notes/facebook-media/most-shared-articles-on-facebook-in-2011/283221585046671
[3]: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/03/13/world/asia/satellite-photos-japan-before-and-after-tsunami.html
[4]: http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/01/13/no-your-zodiac-sign-hasnt-changed/
[5]: http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/04/19/granderson.children.dress/index.html
[6]: http://screen.yahoo.com/father-daughter-dance-medley-27138015.html
[7]: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/man-best-friend-mourns-death-175219915.html
[8]: http://www.cnn.com/2011/09/26/tech/social-media/facebook-users-will-revolt-cashmore/index.html
[9]: http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelookout/dog-in-japan-stays-by-the-side-of-its-ailing-friend-in-the-rubble
[10]: http://news.yahoo.com/giant-crocodile-captured-alive-philippines-134625838.html
[11]: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/13/new-zodiac-sign-dates-oph_n_808567.html
[12]: http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelookout/20110524/ts_yblog_thelookout/parents-keep-childs-gender-under-wraps
[13]: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lisa-bloom/how-to-talk-to-little-gir_b_882510.html
[14]: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/15/opinion/stop-coddling-the-super-rich.html?src=tp&smid=fb-share
[15]: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704111504576059713528698754.html
[16]: http://shine.yahoo.com/event/momentsofmotherhood/twin-baby-boys-have-a-conversation-2469953
[17]: http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelookout/20110621/ts_yblog_thelookout/man-robs-bank-to-get-medical-care-in-jail
[18]: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tracy-mcmillan/why-youre-not-married_b_822088.html
[19]: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/30/opinion/mona-simpsons-eulogy-for-steve-jobs.html?pagewanted=all%3Fsrc%3Dtp&smid=fb-share
[20]: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/20/ryan-dunn-dead-jackass-star-car-crash_n_880322.html
[21]: http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelookout/20110117/us_yblog_thelookout/scientists-warn-california-could-be-struck-by-winter-superstorm
[22]: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/16/opinion/sunday/notes-from-a-dragon-mom.html?src=tp&smid=fb-share
[23]: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/yashar-hedayat/a-message-to-women-from-a_1_b_958859.html
[24]: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/post/obamas-and-bushs-effect-on-the-deficit-in-one-graph/2011/07/25/gIQAELOrYI_blog.html
[25]: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/guest-voices/post/penn-state-my-final-loss-of-faith/2011/11/11/gIQAwmiIDN_blog.html
[26]: http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/amplifier/51933/golden-voiced-homeless-man-captivates-internet
[27]: http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelookout/20110303/us_yblog_thelookout/the-most-typical-face-on-the-planet
[28]: http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/11/japan.quake/index.html
[29]: http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/07/05/granderson.bratty.kids/index.html
[30]: http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/06/16/pearlman.fathers.day/index.html
[31]: http://shine.yahoo.com/event/momentsofmotherhood/laughing-baby-loves-ripping-paper-2459529
[32]: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/23/epic-cover-letter_n_865569.html
[33]: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/blog-post/2011/01/new_zodiac_sign_dates_dont_swi.html
[34]: http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home/article/111745/things-babies-born-in-2011-will-never-know?mod=family-kids_parents
[35]: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/pamela-gerloff/the-psychology-of-revenge_b_856184.html
[36]: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/04/where-children-sleep/
[37]: http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/12/japan.earthquake.tsunami.earth/index.html
[38]: http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/05/us/obit-steve-jobs/index.html
[39]: http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com/2011/06/22/chinas-latest-craze-dyeing-pets-to-look-like-other-wild-animals/
[40]: http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/16/grant-hills-response-to-jalen-rose/
[41]: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/08/24/technology/steve-jobs-patents.html
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