Even on quiet summer weekends, huge news stories spread to millions more swiftly than ever beforeJames Peeler’s phone blew up with messages as he drove home from church in Texas. If he didn’t learn the news that way, text messages from friends would have alerted him soon after. Nearly an hour later, at 2:43 p.m., The Associated Press’ online news destination site hit the afternoon’s peak of 18,936 new visitors. To his credit, Peeler said he didn’t open his text messages until stopping his car. I had no idea that would happen.”Even if she hadn’t learned it then, Jasnowski said she quickly got text messages from friends.

Source: CNN July 29, 2024 21:15 UTC