Justin Bieber Fan Tribute Gets 200,000 Retweets — Almost a Record

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Justin Bieber

Justin Bieber

NFL player TJ Lang gained widespread attention online for a pair of viral tweets he sent about the NFL officiating crisis. But, like the rest of us on social media, he’s got nothing on Justin Bieber. This tweet was posted by Bieber on Wednesday, and has since gained more than 200,000 retweets on the social network: “RIP Avalanna. i love you”. The pop star’s tweet references six-year old Avalanna Routh, who died of cancer Wednesday. Routh was known to fans as Mrs. Bieber after a widely publicized meeting she had with the pop star — the result of a Facebook campaign to connect with her idol as she battled a rare childhood illness. Read the full story at Mashable.

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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).

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