
Twitter, the micro-blogging site started in 2006 by Jack Dorsey, sees roughly 5 billion tweets every month, according to the company.
It’s a social circle that has advertisers giddy with possibility, sparking talk of sky-high valuations on Wall Street and in secondary market circles.
What makes Twitter so popular is simple: people tweeting.
So what makes a moment worth tweeting about? The most tweeted moment in recent memory occurred earlier this month, when Apple Chairman and cultural icon Steve Jobs passed away. The site experienced traffic of more than 6,000 tweets per second, causing many users to notice system delays and slowness.
Even so, such a news-making event, especially within social networking circles, was not the most tweeted moment of all time. So what was?
The following is a list of the 10 most recent record-breaking moments on Twitter, as measured in tweets per second.
This post originally appeared at CNBC.com.
10. Osama Bin Laden?s Death
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Tweets Per Second: 5,106
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Date: May 1, 2011
Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed in a firefight with U.S. forces in Pakistan in the spring of 2011, ending a nearly 10-year worldwide hunt for the mastermind of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
It was the biggest national security victory for President Barack Obama since he took office in early 2009 and could give him a political boost as he seeks re-election in 2012.
Former President George W. Bush, who vowed to bring bin Laden to justice "dead or alive," but never did, called the operation a "momentous achievement" after Obama called him with the news.
Besides 9/11, Washington also has linked bin Laden to a string of attacks, including the 1998 bombings of American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, and the 2000 bombing of the warship USS Cole in Yemen.
Source: CNBC.com.
9. East Coast Earthquake
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Tweets Per Second: 5,449
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Date: Aug. 23, 2011
A 5.8 magnitude earthquake centered northwest of Richmond, Va., shook much of Washington, D.C., and was felt as far north as Rhode Island, New York City, and Martha's Vineyard, Mass. The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake was half a mile deep.
Shaking was felt at the White House and all over the East Coast, and as far south as Chapel Hill, N.C. Parts of the Pentagon, the White House, and the Capitol building were evacuated.
Quakes on the East Coast aren’t rare, but typically are much smaller in magnitude, which means some of the country’s biggest population centers there are much less prepared for shaking than places such as California or Alaska, where large seismic events are more common.
Among the damage: The Washington National Cathedral’s three of the four pinnacles on the central tower fell off, and the Washington Monument sustained cracks and had to be closed for repairs.
Source: CNBC.com.
8. Last Game of the 2011 NBA Finals
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Tweets Per Second: 5,531
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Date: June 12, 2011
The National Basketball Association ended its season with the Dallas Mavericks defeating LeBron James’ much-hyped Miami Heat in a 105-95 victory.
Mavericks’ outspoken owner Mark Cuban, the billionaire and entrepreneur, purchased the team in 2000 for $280 million. His net worth is estimated to be at $2.3 billion, accord to
Forbes magazine.
Source: CNBC.com.
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