Michelle Obama Generated More Twitter Buzz Than Mitt Romney
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It may be a reflection of the party's respective average age as much as their enthusiasm, but Michelle Obama lit Twitter on fire with her convention speech compared to Mitt Romney's address last week.
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/michelle-obama-generated-more-twitter-buzz-than-mitt
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http://blog.twitter.com/2012/09/dnc2012-3-million-tweets-and-counting.html
The end @MichelleObama's speech drove a higher Tweets-per-minute peak than @MittRomney's at #GOP2012. 28,003 vs. 14,289 for the Gov.
http://blog.twitter.com/2012/09/dnc2012-3-million-tweets-and-counting.html
#DNC2012: 3 million Tweets and counting
Tuesday, September 04, 2012
Although it’s just the first night at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, people have already posted more than 3 million Tweets, including #DNC2012 and related terms. In comparison, there were 4 million Tweets sent throughout the three days of last week’s Republican National Convention (#RNC2012).
Among tonight’s keynotes, First Lady Michelle Obama’s (@MichelleObama) primetime speech peaked at 28,003 Tweets per minute (TPM) at its conclusion — nearly double Republican candidate Mitt Romney’s (@MittRomney) 14,289 peak. One line in her speech this evening — “we've got so much more to do” — saw 22,004 TPM.
While the First Lady was addressing the convention, the President tweeted from the best seat in the (White) House:
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