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Feb 3, 2013

Super Bowl Blackout: Social Media Reacts

When the lights go out in New Orleans, the party really starts. Tonight saw a blackout at the Super Bowl and social media put its own immediate spin on the event.

SB Nation posted a GIF up fast, chronicling the decending darkness.

lightsout Super Bowl Blackout: Social Media Reacts

Oreo jumped on the chance to make a splash, with this blackout related graphic that saw 10,000 retweets in less than an hour.

Power out? No problem. twitter.com/Oreo/status/29…

— Oreo Cookie (@Oreo) February 4, 2013

“Bane” trended nationally on Twitter, prompted by “Dark Knight Rises” references like this one, retweeted 300+ times.

OH MY GOD BANE HAS TAKEN OVER THE SUPER BOWL!!!!

— Dave Lozo (@DaveLozo) February 4, 2013

Meanwhile, people took to Twitter’s new 6-second-video-loop service Vine to show us the somber mood at Superbowl parties.

SuperBowl blackout #superbowl #blackout vine.co/v/b10wvbhHTpH

— Erin Wilson (@erinwilson5) February 4, 2013

See anything crazy out there we are missing? Share in the comments below!


Source : abcnews[dot]go[dot]com

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