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Michael Jackson blows Google, Twitter and Facebook apart

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The shock death of Michael Jackson last night created a raft of news stories about how it has impacted the world of global connections via the internet.

From the crash of Google, to the explosion of Facebook and Tweets about him, to the proof that we can't even spell his name, to amazing tributes (and jokes) ... Michael Jackson is the biggest news to crash the web so far.

This has nothing to do with banking today, obviously, although I'm sure there will be stories which will talk about how his financial troubles brought on his heart attack.  For example, the BBC reports that he was known to be spending over $20 million a year more than he earned and, in 2005, was called a 'spendaholic' with a "billionaire spending habit for only a millionaire's spending budget".

Equally, the cancellation of his London extended concert range is rumoured to have cost the organisers around £300 million.

But he'll be best remembered for Thriller, Billie Jean and his other milestone songs and dances.

Rock in Peace.

If you like that btw, the inmates of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center, Cebu, Philippines, made this special 10 minute tribute to Michael:

  

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Chris Skinner is best known as an independent commentator on the financial markets through his blog, TheFinanser.com, as author of the bestselling book Digital Bank, and Chair of the European networking forum the Financial Services Club. He has been voted one of the most influential people in banking by The Financial Brand (as well as one of the best blogs), a FinTech Titan (Next Bank), one of the Fintech Leaders you need to follow (City AM, Deluxe and Jax Finance), as well as one of the Top 40 most influential people in financial technology by the Wall Street Journal's Financial News. To learn more click here...