Nelson Mandela's positive influence on the world and the power of his sacrifices became a concentrated force on social networks just moments after the leader's death on Thursday. Celebrities, dignitaries and everyday people signed on to Twitter to express their condolences and share how the ever-compassionate Mandela affected their lives. More than 7.2 million tweets regarding Mandela's passing have been posted on the social network since the news broke on Thursday, with a peak of 95,000 tweets a minute. To give perspective on the size of this outpouring, San Francisco-based photographer Miguel Ríos made a visualization of Mandela constructed from...
- 12/6/2013
- by Kelli Bender
- PEOPLE.com
Nelson Mandela's positive influence on the world and the power of his sacrifices became a concentrated force on social networks just moments after the leader's death on Thursday. Celebrities, dignitaries and everyday people signed on to Twitter to express their condolences and share how the ever-compassionate Mandela affected their lives. More than 7.2 million tweets regarding Mandela's passing have been posted on the social network since the news broke on Thursday, with a peak of 95,000 tweets a minute. To give perspective on the size of this outpouring, San Francisco-based photographer Miguel Ríos made a visualization of Mandela constructed from...
- 12/6/2013
- by Kelli Bender
- PEOPLE.com
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