Not surprisingly, Michael Jackson’s memorial has taken over the conversation on Twitter this afternoon.
In fact, at the moment, Jackson-related tweets occupy all 10 of Twitter’s top trending topics. Aside from “MJ Memorial” and the “#michaeljackson” hashtag, users are discussing the activities of the proceedings en masse, with various performers, presenters, and the venue (Staples Center) also occupying the top slots.
Twitter trend tracker Twitscoop created these visualizations of how quickly Jackson memorial-related tweets took over Twitter today: