Twitter Reacts To Massive Quake, Tsunami In Japan

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March 11, 2011 The reaction on Twitter, quickly becoming the go-to service in emergencies, was immediate and intense. Less than an hour after the quake, with the country’s phone system knocked out, the number of tweets coming from Tokyo were topping 1,200 per minute, according to Tweet-o-Meter.
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40.7143528, -74.005973
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New York
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40.7143528
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-74.005973
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40.7143528,-74.005973

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English Title
Twitter Reacts To Massive Quake, Tsunami In Japan
English Description
March 11, 2011 The reaction on Twitter, quickly becoming the go-to service in emergencies, was immediate and intense. Less than an hour after the quake, with the country’s phone system knocked out, the number of tweets coming from Tokyo were topping 1,200 per minute, according to Tweet-o-Meter.
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http://wayback.archive-it.org/2438/20110301000000/http://mashable.com/2011/03/11/japan-tsunami/
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http://wayback.archive-it.org/2438/20110301000000/http://mashable.com/2011/03/11/japan-tsunami/