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Bin Laden’s death sets Twitter record

Bin Laden’s death sets Twitter record

During President Barack Obama’s address, Twitter users posted messages at an average rate of 3,440 tweets per second, according to the company’s official public relations news feed. “Last night saw the highest sustained rate of tweets ever. From 10:45 p.m. – 2:20 a.m. ET, there was an average of 3,000 tweets per second,” the company [...]