{"id":68030,"date":"2021-12-01T06:43:33","date_gmt":"2021-12-01T14:43:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/?p=68030"},"modified":"2021-12-01T06:43:37","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T14:43:37","slug":"pocket-top-stories-by-state-best-of-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/en\/internet-culture\/pocket-top-stories-by-state-best-of-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Pocket\u2019s state-by-state guide to the most popular articles in 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We\u2019re just going to say it: it feels a little bit weird to wrap up 2021 because this year feels like three years in one and an extension of 2020 simultaneously. At some point in the near future, 2020 and 2021 will be studied in history books. While we can\u2019t predict what the history books will say, we can analyze what defined this year<\/a> for us.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We do just that in Pocket\u2019s Best of 2021 <\/a>\u2014 the most-saved, -read and -shared articles by Pocket readers, spanning culture, science, tech and more.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As we analyzed the winning articles, we wondered what we might learn if we looked at the data state by state. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Setting aside the top story worldwide for 2021, Adam Grant\u2019s piece naming that ‘blah’ feeling we felt after 2020<\/a>, the top story in all but five states was a guide to deleting all of your old online accounts<\/a>. And most of the five locales that differ \u2014 D.C., Maine, New York, North Dakota and Montana \u2014 have that story as the second most-saved story.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We saw a few patterns among top stories across several states. Americans weren\u2019t just deleting old online accounts; they were also trying to strengthen their memory<\/a>, pondering how the rich avoid income tax<\/a> and wondering how to be wittier in conversation<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We might all have been languishing but we were also questioning if we could improve ourselves \u2014 or at least our bank accounts. Some things don\u2019t change, even after two of the strangest years in modern history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check below to see the top two stories from your state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alabama<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. How to Delete Your Old Online Accounts (and Why You Should)<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on How To Geek<\/a><\/li>
  2. Train Your Brain to Remember Anything You Learn With This Simple, 20-Minute Habit<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on Inc<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Alaska<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. How to Delete Your Old Online Accounts (and Why You Should)<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on How To Geek<\/a><\/li>
    2. Delta Has Changed the Pandemic Endgame<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on The Atlantic <\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Arizona<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      1. How to Delete Your Old Online Accounts (and Why You Should)<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on How To Geek<\/a><\/li>
      2. Train Your Brain to Remember Anything You Learn With This Simple, 20-Minute Habit<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on Inc<\/a> <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        Arkansas<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

        1. How to Delete Your Old Online Accounts (and Why You Should)<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on How To Geek<\/a><\/li>
        2. How to be witty and clever in conversation<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on Quartz <\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

          California<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

          1. How to Delete Your Old Online Accounts (and Why You Should)<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on How To Geek<\/a><\/li>
          2. \u200b\u200b<\/strong>The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax <\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on ProPublica <\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

            Colorado<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

            1. How to Delete Your Old Online Accounts (and Why You Should)<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on How To Geek<\/a><\/li>
            2. Train Your Brain to Remember Anything You Learn With This Simple, 20-Minute Habit<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on Inc<\/a> <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

              Connecticut<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

              1. How to Delete Your Old Online Accounts (and Why You Should)<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on How To Geek<\/a><\/li>
              2. Train Your Brain to Remember Anything You Learn With This Simple, 20-Minute Habit<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on Inc<\/a> <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                Delaware<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                1. How to Delete Your Old Online Accounts (and Why You Should)<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on How To Geek<\/a><\/li>
                2. Among the Insurrectionists <\/strong><\/a>published on The New Yorker <\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                  District of Columbia <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  1. The Pandemic Has Erased Entire Categories of Friendship<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on The Atlantic <\/a><\/li>
                  2. Grief and Conspiracy 20 Years After 9\/11<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong> <\/strong>published on The Atlantic <\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                    Florida<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    1. How to Delete Your Old Online Accounts (and Why You Should)<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on How To Geek<\/a><\/li>
                    2. The Curious Case of Florida\u2019s Pandemic Response<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on The Atlantic <\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                      Georgia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      1. How to Delete Your Old Online Accounts (and Why You Should)<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on How To Geek<\/a><\/li>
                      2. \u200b\u200b<\/strong>The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax <\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on ProPublica <\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                        Hawaii<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        1. How to Delete Your Old Online Accounts (and Why You Should)<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on How To Geek<\/a><\/li>
                        2. How to Practice<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on The New Yorker <\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                          Idaho<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          1. How to Delete Your Old Online Accounts (and Why You Should)<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on How To Geek<\/a><\/li>
                          2. The Great Resignation Is Accelerating<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on  The Atlantic <\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                            Illinois<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            1. How to Delete Your Old Online Accounts (and Why You Should)<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on How To Geek<\/a><\/li>
                            2. A Battle Between a Great City and a Great Lake<\/strong><\/a> published on The New York Times<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                              Indiana<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              1. How to Delete Your Old Online Accounts (and Why You Should)<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on How To Geek<\/a><\/li>
                              2. Train Your Brain to Remember Anything You Learn With This Simple, 20-Minute Habit<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on Inc<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                Iowa<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                1. How to Delete Your Old Online Accounts (and Why You Should)<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on How To Geek<\/a><\/li>
                                2. The Secret History of the Shadow Campaign That Saved the 2020 Election<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on TIME<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                  Kansas<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  1. How to Delete Your Old Online Accounts (and Why You Should)<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on How To Geek<\/a><\/li>
                                  2. \u200b\u200b<\/strong>The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax <\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on ProPublica <\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                    Kentucky<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    1. How to Delete Your Old Online Accounts (and Why You Should)<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on How To Geek<\/a><\/li>
                                    2. The Six Morning Routines that Will Make You Happier, Healthier and More Productive<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on Scott H. Young<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                      Louisiana<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      1. How to Delete Your Old Online Accounts (and Why You Should)<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on How To Geek<\/a><\/li>
                                      2. How to be witty and clever in conversation<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>pubished on Quartz <\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                        Maine<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        1. Delta Has Changed the Pandemic Endgame<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on The Atlantic <\/a><\/li>
                                        2. How to Delete Your Old Online Accounts (and Why You Should)<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on How To Geek<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                          Maryland<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          1. How to Delete Your Old Online Accounts (and Why You Should)<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on How To Geek<\/a><\/li>
                                          2. \u200b\u200b<\/strong>The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax <\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on ProPublica <\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                            Massachusetts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                            1. How to Delete Your Old Online Accounts (and Why You Should)<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on How To Geek<\/a><\/li>
                                            2. \u200b\u200b<\/strong>The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax <\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on ProPublica <\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                              Michigan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                              1. How to Delete Your Old Online Accounts (and Why You Should)<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on How To Geek<\/a><\/li>
                                              2. Train Your Brain to Remember Anything You Learn With This Simple, 20-Minute Habit<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on Inc<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                                Minnesota<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                                1. How to Delete Your Old Online Accounts (and Why You Should)<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on How To Geek<\/a><\/li>
                                                2. \u200b\u200b<\/strong>The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax <\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on ProPublica <\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                                  Mississippi<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                                  1. How to Delete Your Old Online Accounts (and Why You Should)<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on How To Geek<\/a><\/li>
                                                  2. How Fit Can You Get From Just Walking?<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on GQ<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                                    Missouri<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                                    1. How to Delete Your Old Online Accounts (and Why You Should)<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on How To Geek<\/a><\/li>
                                                    2. How to be witty and clever in conversation<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on Quartz <\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                                      Montana<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                                      1. Train Your Brain to Remember Anything You Learn With This Simple, 20-Minute Habit<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on Inc<\/a><\/li>
                                                      2. Scientist Author Busts Myths About Exercise, Sitting And Sleep : Shots – Health News<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on NPR<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                                        Nebraska<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                                        1. How to Delete Your Old Online Accounts (and Why You Should)<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on How To Geek<\/a><\/li>
                                                        2. Delta Has Changed the Pandemic Endgame<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on The Atlantic <\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                                          Nevada<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                                          1. How to Delete Your Old Online Accounts (and Why You Should)<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on How To Geek<\/a><\/li>
                                                          2. Train Your Brain to Remember Anything You Learn With This Simple, 20-Minute Habit<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on Inc<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                                            New Hampshire<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                                            1. How to Delete Your Old Online Accounts (and Why You Should)<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on How To Geek<\/a><\/li>
                                                            2. The Six Morning Routines that Will Make You Happier, Healthier and More Productive<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on Scott H. Young<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                                              New Jersey<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                                              1. How to Delete Your Old Online Accounts (and Why You Should)<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on How To Geek<\/a><\/li>
                                                              2. \u200b\u200b<\/strong>The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax <\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on ProPublica <\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                                                New Mexico<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                                                1. How to Delete Your Old Online Accounts (and Why You Should)<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on How To Geek<\/a><\/li>
                                                                2. Train Your Brain to Remember Anything You Learn With This Simple, 20-Minute Habit<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on Inc<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                                                  New York<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                                                  1. Who Is the Bad Art Friend?<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on The New York Times Magazine<\/a><\/li>
                                                                  2. The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax <\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on ProPublica <\/a> <\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                                                    North Carolina<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                                                    1. How to Delete Your Old Online Accounts (and Why You Should)<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on How To Geek<\/a><\/li>
                                                                    2. Train Your Brain to Remember Anything You Learn With This Simple, 20-Minute Habit<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on Inc<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                                                      North Dakota<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                                                      1. Inside the Worst-Hit County in the Worst-Hit State in the Worst-Hit Country<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on The New Yorker<\/a><\/li>
                                                                      2. 5 Questions the Most Interesting People Will Always Ask in Conversations<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on Inc<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                                                        Ohio<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                                                        1. How to Delete Your Old Online Accounts (and Why You Should)<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on How To Geek<\/a><\/li>
                                                                        2. Train Your Brain to Remember Anything You Learn With This Simple, 20-Minute Habit<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on Inc<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                                                          Oklahoma<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                                                          1. How to Delete Your Old Online Accounts (and Why You Should)<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on How To Geek<\/a><\/li>
                                                                          2. 5 Questions the Most Interesting People Will Always Ask in Conversations<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on Inc<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                                                            Oregon<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                                                            1. How to Delete Your Old Online Accounts (and Why You Should)<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on How To Geek<\/a><\/li>
                                                                            2. Delta Has Changed the Pandemic Endgame<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on The Atlantic <\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                                                              Pennsylvania<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                                                              1. How to Delete Your Old Online Accounts (and Why You Should)<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on How To Geek<\/a><\/li>
                                                                              2. Train Your Brain to Remember Anything You Learn With This Simple, 20-Minute Habit<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on Inc<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                                                                Rhode Island<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                                                                1. How to Delete Your Old Online Accounts (and Why You Should)<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on How To Geek<\/a><\/li>
                                                                                2. Among the Insurrectionists <\/strong><\/a>published on The New Yorker <\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                                                                  South Carolina<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                                                                  1. How to Delete Your Old Online Accounts (and Why You Should)<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on How To Geek<\/a><\/li>
                                                                                  2. The Six Morning Routines that Will Make You Happier, Healthier and More Productive<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on Scott H. Young<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                                                                    South Dakota<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                                                                    1. How to Delete Your Old Online Accounts (and Why You Should)<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on How To Geek<\/a><\/li>
                                                                                    2. Train Your Brain to Remember Anything You Learn With This Simple, 20-Minute Habit<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on Inc<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                                                                      Tennessee<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                                                                      1. How to Delete Your Old Online Accounts (and Why You Should)<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on How To Geek<\/a><\/li>
                                                                                      2. The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax <\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on ProPublica <\/a> <\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                                                                        Texas<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                                                                        1. How to Delete Your Old Online Accounts (and Why You Should)<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on How To Geek<\/a><\/li>
                                                                                        2. The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax <\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on ProPublica <\/a> <\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                                                                          Utah<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                                                                          1. How to Delete Your Old Online Accounts (and Why You Should)<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on How To Geek<\/a><\/li>
                                                                                          2. 5 Questions the Most Interesting People Will Always Ask in Conversations<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on Inc<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                                                                            Vermont<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                                                                            1. How to Delete Your Old Online Accounts (and Why You Should)<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on How To Geek<\/a><\/li>
                                                                                            2. Among the Insurrectionists <\/strong><\/a>published on The New Yorker<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                                                                              Virginia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                                                                              1. How to Delete Your Old Online Accounts (and Why You Should)<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on How To Geek<\/a><\/li>
                                                                                              2. The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax <\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on ProPublica <\/a> <\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                                                                                Washington<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                                                                                1. How to Delete Your Old Online Accounts (and Why You Should)<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on How To Geek<\/a><\/li>
                                                                                                2. Delta Has Changed the Pandemic Endgame<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on The Atlantic <\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                                                                                  West Virginia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                                                                                  1. How to Delete Your Old Online Accounts (and Why You Should)<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on How To Geek<\/a><\/li>
                                                                                                  2. The Six Morning Routines that Will Make You Happier, Healthier and More Productive<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on Scott H. Young<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                                                                                    Wisconsin<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                                                                                    1. How to Delete Your Old Online Accounts (and Why You Should)<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on How To Geek<\/a><\/li>
                                                                                                    2. Train Your Brain to Remember Anything You Learn With This Simple, 20-Minute Habit<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on Inc<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                                                                                      Wyoming<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                                                                                      1. How to Delete Your Old Online Accounts (and Why You Should)<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on How To Geek<\/a><\/li>
                                                                                                      2. Train Your Brain to Remember Anything You Learn With This Simple, 20-Minute Habit<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>published on Inc<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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