Twitter index: Jimi Hendrix, Internet Explorer

Jimi Hendrix died on this date in 1970 at the age of just 27. Twitter users are marking the death of one of the world's finest guitarists by sharing their thoughts on his music and paying tribute to the great man behind such hits as "Purple Haze," "Foxy Lady" and "Voodoo Chile."

Also causing a buzz on Twitter today is the news that Microsoft has detected a security flaw in Internet Explorer 9 which could leave users' computers vulnerable to attack by hackers. Microsoft is recommending that users of IE9 download a patch, known as Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET), from their support blog at http://blogs.technet.com/b/msrc/.  

The top 10 most talked about topics on Twitter on September 18 at 1:15pm GMT are:

01. #MentionSomeoneVerySpecial
02. #10PeopleImGladIMet
03. #NoMakeUpTuesday
04. LanetTerör Birgün Biteceksin
05. New Twitter
06. DUI
07. Jimi Hendrix
08. Feliz Marts
09. Internet Explorer
10. iOS 6