Barack Obama’s Record-Setting Speech: 52,757 Tweets Per Minute, 9M Total DNC Tweets

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President Obama

The President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, spoke at the Democratic National Convention tonight and broke some Twitter records (for politics) while he was at it, according to the company. Extra points to Twitter, the site didn’t go down or falter once during the entire speech. “A new record political moment on Twitter: @BarackObama drives 52,757 Tweets per minute. Over 9 million Tweets sent about #DNC2012.” The people listened…and tweeted in droves during his entire speech. The numbers dwarfed those seen during the Republican National Convention (4M total), and are absolutely jaw-dropping. Read the full story at Tech Crunch.

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Shelly Palmer

Shelly Palmer is Fox 5 New York's On-air Tech Expert (WNYW-TV) and the host of Fox Television's monthly show Shelly Palmer Digital Living. He also hosts United Stations Radio Network's, Shelly Palmer Digital Living Daily, a daily syndicated radio report that features insightful commentary and a unique insiders take on the biggest stories in technology, media, and entertainment. He is Managing Director of Advanced Media Ventures Group, LLC an industry-leading advisory and business development firm and a member of the Executive Committee of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (the organization that bestows the coveted Emmy® Awards).