Reuters: U.S.: Over 20 million tweets sent as Sandy struck

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Over 20 million tweets sent as Sandy struck Nov 2nd 2012, 18:35 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News About 6 million remain without power in Northeast Wed, Oct 31 2012 Lower Manhattan faces up to four days without power: ConEd Wed, Oct 31 2012 In hurricane, Twitter proves a lifeline despite pranksters Wed, Oct 31 2012 East Coast crippled by massive storm, death toll climbs Tue, Oct 30 2012 Hurricane Sandy losses may be triple those of Irene Tue, Oct 30 2012 Analysis & Opinion Will Atlantic City's Revel be washed away by Sandy? Can governors bar insurers from charging hurricane deductibles? Related Topics U.S. » Tech » Natural Disasters » A man walks past a tree, which has fallen over during Hurricane Sandy, in Falls Church, Virginia October 31, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque By Gerry Shih SAN FRANCISCO | Fri Nov 2, 2012 2:35pm EDT SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Twitter users flocked to the micro-messaging network this week as Hurricane Sandy swept through the eastern U.S. seaboard, sending more than 20 million tweets about the storm between Saturday and Thursday, the company said. This far exceeds the 13.7 million tweets sent during the Super Bowl in February, typically the largest media event of the year. Founded in 2006, Twitter has sought to position itself as a "second screen" media product that users can pull up on their smartphones while watching events like the Super Bowl or the Olympics on television. But the service has shone as a communication channel during major disasters, such as in the wake of the 2011 tsunami in Japan. Twitter, which has been susceptible to occasional outages, stayed up glitch-free this week, serving at times as a vital source of information for afflicted residents. The number of times that users in New York City loaded their home timeline from a mobile device peaked around 9 p.m. Monday night, around the time an explosion at a Consolidated Edison transformer knocked out power, more than doubling the total from the previous two days, the company said, without providing details. The 20 million tweets included the terms "sandy," "hurricane," "#sandy," and "#hurricane," the company said. (Reporting by Gerry Shih; Editing by Richard Chang) Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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