Eric Fischer created a map showing Twitter traffic based on location, noting, "Broadway as the spine is not difficult to believe. Data from the Twitter streaming API (10000 points, 30000 vectors). Base map from OpenStreetMap, CC-BY-SA." Basically, it follows the city's biggest—and apparently most connected—corridors.
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Big On Broadway: Map Of Twitter's NYC Traffic
The End Was Here: The Best Rapture Regret Tweets
Just as Harold Camping predicted, the Rapture arrived today "very, very quietly"—but it seems Camping left out the part where it left just as quietly, leaving no trace of it ever having been here to begin with. Yes, for the second time this year, Camping's doomsday prediction turned out to be a big tease. Barring any unforeseen cataclysmic global events, we think we can chalk this Judgment Day up as a bust. Somebody really needs to tell El Bloombito: "Los occupadoros at @OccupyWallStNYC should vamos out of el zuccotti parko por que Harold Camping dice el rapturo es coming! Cuidado!"
Hurricane Hysteria: 13 Hilarious Irene Tweets
We are but hours away from the arrival of Hurricane Irene, aka The Menacing Hurricane of Ominous Destruction. And anticipation isn't the only thing that's ramping up—people seem to be getting funnier and funnier! Yesterday, we looked at ten tweets that took the edge off, but with the storm barring down on the city, we need some serious laughs to get through today. Thankfully, our Twitter feed was there to answer our prayers. Below, check out 13 of our favorites on everything from parenting advice to dolphin safety to Dr. Ruth's sex tips:
Beliebers Respond: Top 10 Tweets About Justin Bieber's Herald Square "Attack"
Fans are outraged, upset, hurt, and scared by what happened to the young Justin Bieber just hours ago. The pop star was "attacked" by a man outside of Macy's, where he was promoting his perfume. You can check it out here on video, from eight floors up. At press time, Bieber hasn't Tweeted, but his fans have, and they're serving up some ALL CAPS lexical gold. Check some out some of the top Tweets below, and hopefully the crazed bloodthirsty fans have now heard it's all been one big misunderstanding.
Why Should Kenneth Cole Limit His Crass Tweets to Egypt?
Thugs on the payroll of Egyptian tyrant (and American pal) Hosni Mubarak have been hunting down journalists and human rights workers and taking them into "protective custody," nudge nudge, wink wink. On a related note, Kenneth Cole's Washed Leather Bomber Jacket is on sale for just $398.00. We know that because a few hours ago Kenneth Cole tweeted, "Millions are in uproar in #Cairo. Rumor is they heard our new spring collection is now available online at http://bit.ly/KCairo." Cute! But why stop there? As long as Cole is marketing products on the backs of slain political dissidents, he might as well connect the dots between his clothes and other big news stories. Some suggestions:
Tracy Morgan Submits To Twitter—Updated
After a campaign to get 30 Rock star Tracy Morgan to join Twitter, he has finally joined—"His rep confirmed to Gossip Cop that he signed up this morning." His Twitter handle: RealTracyMorgan. First Tweet: "Welcome To Tracy Morgans World..." Aw, yeah—maybe now he can Twitter about his fish tanks (like imagine the Tweets he would have sent when they caught fire!) and whatever else pops into his mind.
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