Twitter Releases Numbers Related To Hurricane Sandy: More Than 20M Tweets Sent During Its Peak

2971382851_cdff3c5d83_zAs you know, the devastation of Hurricane Sandy has hit millions. Many turned to Twitter to discuss what they were going through. Today, the company shared some interesting facts and numbers having to do with Hurricane-related activity on the site.

What does this tell you? Twitter was a fine replacement for cell phones and landlines that weren’t working. The interesting thing about these numbers is that the company dug deep down to see exactly what people were talking about.

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Facebook Gifts Get Charitable: You Can Now Give The Gift Of Donations To Your Friends

4914234747_50a237a1e7_zFacebook Gifts launched with the ability for you to buy something meaningful for a friend or family member on the social network. I’ve tinkered with it a bit and have bought a few gifts, including a bonsai tree and Starbucks gift cards. My mind immediately jumped to “wouldn’t it be cool if I could donate money to a charity on behalf of my friend for their birthday?” Well, that happened today in a test capacity.

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New York’s Fab.com Temporarily Halts Shipping Over Hurricane Sandy Fallout

fab-comThe fallout from Hurricane Sandy is still affecting startups left and right. New York’s Fab.com sent a memo out to customers today saying that it is temporarily halting shipments of packages because its New Jersey-based warehouses are currently without power.

The company’s headquarters in New York’s West Village also remain without power and are closed. CEO Jason Goldberg says that about a dozen Fab employees are, in fact, working from his home right now trying to figure out how to get operations back in swing as soon as possible.

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