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Twits go live as Olympics get underway with fireworks
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10 Aug
2008
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Twitter traffic shot up as the Olympics started

Where people used to just passively absorb TV images beamed at them at home, today’s Net-savvy crowds share their thoughts instantly online through Twitter, that microblogging site that lets people post instant, quick comments on what’s going on in their lives.

According to iReport, Twitter traffic surged through the roof during the opening of the Olympics opening ceremony.
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