As we reported yesterday, in the hours during and after the news of Michael Jackson’s cardiac arrest and ensuing death, tweets about the pop icon comprised 30 percent of total volume on Twitter and that might be a conservative estimate.
Since then, we’ve learned a lot more about the story’s impact on the Web, and [...]

Michael Jackson, one of the biggest pop icons in modern history, has passed away at the age of 50. Although Jackson’s music career hit its peak in the 80’s, his influence on music, and especially music videos, has persisted throughout.
And Jackson’s YouTube channel – which celebrates the 25th anniversary of Thriller – includes all of [...]

The death of one of the world’s greatest pop stars is having a global impact, but social media brings into sharp focus the scale of the world’s shock and sadness. Previously, we might have learned of a pop star’s passing via TV, or a friend or coworker: now knowledge is immediate, and mourning has become [...]