Whether you loved him or hated him, Michael Jackson captivated the public's attention for nearly forty-five years of his half-century life, and used as his signature move
Like many, I attempted to hop on Twitter and express my sorrow and condolences. What I found was shocking: I couldn't enter the site. I took a quick shot of my computer's screen when i hit www.twitter.com
Given the flutter about Iran and the massive Twitter traffic that exposed the world to what happened with the Islamic Republic's elections, I was frankly surprised that it was Jackson's death that overwhelmed the site. Then I remembered that this was Michael Jackson. The King of Pop shaped the face of American pop-culture via his videos, his music, his dancing, and his total rocks-star nature. Timberlake, Spears, Usher all owe their type of fame to him- and the list probably goes on and on.
Twitter's very much become the digital center of pop-culture in America-- and perhaps even the world. It's fitting that it took a little break while its users mourned pop's King.
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