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During my usual morning routine of checking email, surfingthe Internet for social media updates and news, I learned the true power of asocial media buzz. While browsing that morning, I came across a headline, MJKing of Pop pronounced dead. It appeared to be a random low grade spammyheadline, but I do admit it made me curious enough to click. I thought it wasjust the typical paparazzi crying wolf scenario, but when I started checkingout the website I realized it was legitimate news! As the shocking news ofMichael Jacksons death spread like wildfire it caused many people to panic andcreated a need to find out more. Within an hour after the news of his deathbroke out, CNN had 20 million visitors on their website. There wasnt much forCNN to report since nothing was being confirmed by anyone. So people were leftto deal with just one fact: The King of Pop was dead.Google was struggling to provideaccess to the millions of people logging on to find out what had exactlyhappened to Michael Jackson. Google had so many users searching for MichaelJackson in one hour that it was under the impression they were being targetedby an automated attack mechanism. It was an unbelievable story which triggeredpeople to search for information about how this actually happened. The factthat Michael Jackson lived an extremely mysterious and private life didnt helpeither. Google had users flooding their page to search for news and informationabout him. Twitter had a milestone fail whaleoccur due to the number of twitterers logging on and expressing their views onMichael Jacksons death. A fail whale is the image of a whale being carriedin a net by a flock of birds. This image is displayed on the Twitter websitewhen they are experiencing server overload issues. Many were upset by the factthat Michael Jacksons death took priority on tweets over the current politicalupsurge in Iran. I think Raoul Orozcos rendition of the fail whale would havebeen a more appropriate image for Twitter to display! A mere 24 hours after his death, 500edits were made to Michael Jacksons Wikipedia page by various users across theglobe. Yahoo! News had 4 million visitors in a matter of an hour. AOL InstantMessenger also experienced technical difficulties due to an overload ofInternet traffic. People craving the need to share and keep tabs on the deathof this Pop icon through the Internet, paved the way for a new Social Mediamilestone. Users shared updates, opinions, reactions, tribute videos, and somuch more within just a matter of hours.This social media frenzy took a turnfor the worse only when rumors and web hoaxes started popping up. Some tookadvantage of the shocked and vulnerable state of Michael Jackson fans byfeeding them false rumors. One user claimed Michael was strangled by his olderbrother with a microphone cord. Other users targeted celebrities such asHarrison Ford, George Clooney, and Jeff Goldblum claiming that they had alldied in freak accidents. Apparently these web hoaxes were fueled by websitesthat allowed you to insert names and spin fake automatic stories ready to bepublished. (What a cynical twist to article spinning huh?) The numerouscelebrity death stories floating on the Internet further triggered the socialmedia frenzy to find out what was true and what wasnt. In short, Facebook,Twitter, Google and all the other Social Media sites had a field day.
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