Twitter Erupts Over Obama Gay Marriage Interview
7,347 gay marriage-related tweets per minute at peak
Those who follow the social conversation on Twitter know that the site can go wild over the most mundane pieces of news; they also know that any true breaking news causes the social network to absolutely erupt.
Yesterday was one of those days.
Adweek first noticed the news a little before 9 a.m. EST, when New York Times media reporter Brian Stelter released one of his typical breaking news teases to his Twitter followers:
Some interesting political TV news bubbling up this morning…
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) May
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