Conversations about Valentine' s Day flooded social media channels like a rush of butterflies after a long-awaited first kiss. From February 1st to February 12th, there were 8,293,748 mentions of the special day dedicated to commemorating our lovers. Or singlehood. Or friendship. Using social media monitoring, we uncovered the major topics, trends and mixed feelings sparked by the holiday. Social Media Conversations on Cupid: A Valentine’s Day Infographic www.radian6.com Copyright © 2012 Radian6 Technologies What's the Plan, Stan? Staying in 38.5% Going to the movies 25.8% Going out to eat 17.0% Working 16.2% Going on a trip 2.1% Going to a concert 0.3% Going to the theatre 0.2% 27,453 conversations discussing plans for Valentine's Day Fifty Ways to Name Your Lover From “Baby” to ”Big Daddy Yum Yum,” people find every which way to express how fond they are of their loved one. Here are the most commonly used terms of endearment when expressing ”my <significant other>.” MY BABY MY BOO MY MAN MY BABE MY SWEET HEART MY LOVE BUG MY LOVE MY GIRL MY HONEY MY BABY MY DARLING 20,020 Mentions 1.073 Mentions Is Valentine's Day for him or for her?* Is it Love or Hate? Gimme, Gimme! Cards 264,350 Chocolate 254,195 Flowers 126,563 Jewelry 112,837 Roses 105,115 Candy 85,340 Teddy Bear 45,574 Lingerie 18,746 Perfume 12,005 Popular Dating Sites eHarmony 564 mentions Match.com 408 mentions Plenty of Fish 161 mentions Christian Mingle 127 mentions Zoosk 109 mentions OkCupid 99 mentions Lavalife 53 mentions JDate 26 mentions Nickelodeon teen star @arianagrande got 7,091 mentions around the Twitter Valentine Party on Feb 8, co-hosted by @Snoopy. #snoopyvalentine @greysabc received around their Valentine's Day episode Pop Culture @funnyortruth: If you wait until Valentine’s Day to treat your girl like a queen, you fail 364 days of the year. (Another popular one from @funnyortruth: “Whale you be my Valentine?” “Dolphinately!” @ohteenquotes: People call it Valentines Day. I call it what? Tuesday. @AvrilLavigne: I’m in Beijing and will be sharing my Valentines Day with my loving fans!!!! My concert is on Feb 14th at the MasterCard Centre!! xoxo @iSpeakComedy: VALENTINE’S DAY IS CANCELLED! Proof: 14-02-12=0 @ddlovato: Valentines day is only 4 days away?!! Wow..... Well, who wants to be my valentine??! Popular Proclamations of Love: 5 of the Most Retweeted Tweets (50+ retweets, 50+ favorites) conversations Valentine’s Day about Most Romantic Cities** Which cities in North America tweet the most about Valentine's Day? *Based on those profiles that have self-identified as being Male or Female **Based on those profiles that have self-identified their City. Positive Conversations Are men or women more expressive? Males are most likely to express negative sentiment during the holiday. Negative Conversations Valentine's Day gifts people are talking about.