How do the highlights work

[Cobson Gemson]

help I am newfag

 

[Markass the Worst]

They are automatically highlighted when a post gets a lot of stickers.

 

[Blue Gem Kosher Queen]

When a lolcow event is considered important and verified enough by the admins to earn the coveted influx of newfags spamming the same generic observation your average Xitter user has.

 

[Unsane]

In the headlights
In the highlights of her hair
Hit the headlines
But she's not there

I hope this helps.