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Michael Jackson Death Greatly Exaggerated Say Google - TwitterNEWS OF Wacko's DEATH GREATLY EXAGGERATED - GOOGLE - TWITTER + Timeline of events--How Michael Jackson's death shut down Twitter, brought chaos to Google... and 'fulfilled' Jeff Goldblum!

The Internet came alive like never before as people around the world logged on to follow the stunning news of Michael Jackson's death. The story created such a surge in online traffic that Google returned an 'error message' for searches of the singer's name as it assumed it was under attack. And just seconds after the story broke on the American entertainment website TMZ.com, messages or 'Tweets' about the singer on the micro-blogging site Twitter doubled, leading to a temporary shutdown of the site.

TMZ.com was the first to break the story that Michael Jackson had had a cardiac arrest, when they stole a march on traditional media outlets with the scoop that Jackson had died from a heart attack two hours before it was confirmed by the more 'reputed' sources of The LA Times and Associated Press.

Confusion reigned for several hours in newsrooms about whether Michael Jackson was in a coma or perhaps had already passed away - although some bloggers suggested the story was a hoax. The 24-hour news services provided by Sky and BBC were forced to credit TMZ for their most up-to-date information. American gossip blogger Perez Hilton wrote: '(Jackson) pulled a similar stunt when he was getting ready for his big HBO special in '95 when he collapsed at the rehearsal! 'Either he's lying or making himself sick, but we're curious to see if he's able to go on. Get your money back, ticket holders!'

How news of Jackson's death spread around the Internet: Timeline of events... Rumours abounded as major news channels were reluctant to run the story with TMZ.com as the only source. Despite breaking stories such as Mel Gibson's anti-Semitic rant during a drunk driving arrest, the website is viewed by many as salacious and lacking credibility. CNN waited for the coroner's confirmation before it stated Michael Jackson was dead, despite being owned by Time Warner, the same company as TMZ.
Harvey Levin, managing director of TMZ said: 'No matter what they say, people know we broke the story. That's how competitors handle it. There's no issue about our credibility. 'We were getting calls from everyone under the sun, established news operations, asking, "Are you sure?" That's such an odd question. We would not have published it if it were not true.'
The number of Jackson tracks being listened to on the internet radio Last.FM leapt to his death. Internet users however had no such qualms with the news source and turned to Twitter to spread the story.

By 10.30pm, Jackson-based Twitter traffic had risen to 12.26 per cent and peaked at 11.30pm with 22.61 per cent of all messages dedicated to the star. Nine of the ten most popular topics on Twitter were dedicated to the tragic king of pop by this time.

Tweet counter/founder Biz Stone said: 'We saw an instant doubling of tweets per second the moment the story broke. 'It is the biggest jump in tweets per second since the U.S. presidential election.' The Mail Online saw traffic double between 10pm and 12pm. Meanwhile, computers running Google's news section interpreted the fusillade of 'Michael Jackson' requests as an automated attack...Read More AT http://www.visualguidanceltd.blogspot.com

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Michael's father Joe Jackson laughing outside family home + For more on JJ go to Nichopoulooza and search Joe Jackson | Mail Online

Michael's father Joe Jackson laughing outside family home

An extraordinary image of Michael Jackson's father laughing emerged today.

The picture shows Joe Jackson sharing a joke with Reverend Jesse Jackson, a close friend of the Jacksons, outside the family home in Los Angeles.

The image will do little to dampen growing criticism of the Jackson family and their alleged failure to help the singer as his health deteriorated.

However, the family today demanded an independent post mortem to find out exactly why he died.

Sharing a laugh: Rev. Jesse Jackson, left, and Joe Jackson share a light moment outside the family home in Los Angeles

Reverend Jesse Jackson said they desperately want answers about his final moments and the doctor who was by his side at the time of his collapse.

The civil rights campaigner, who has been acting as a spokesman for the singer's parents, said they were 'without a doubt' going to arrange a second examination.

It came as the family spoke for the first time about Jackson's sudden death on Thursday, describing it as 'tragic' and one of the 'darkest moment of their lives'.

Rev. Jackson revealed their confusion and frustration about exactly why the star collapsed and died at his home from a massive heart attack.

He said: 'Right now there is no peace. We don't know what happened and we need to know. Michael was not sick. He was not frail.'

'When did the doctor come? What did he do? Did he inject him? If so, with what?,' he told ABC News in the U.S.

Thumbs up: Michael Jackson's father Joe, right, pictured with Rev Jesse Jackson, left, waves to the media outside the family home in Los Angeles.

'Was he on the scene twice? Before and then reaction to? Did he use Demerol? It's a very powerful drug. Was he injected once? Was he injected twice?'

He added: 'They're hurt because they lost a son. But the wound is now being kept open by the mystery and unanswered questions of the cause of death.'

Dr Conrad Robery Murray, who was with the star when he died, last night spoke to police for three hours and his laywers insist he is not a suspect.

An autopsy has already been carried out by the Los Angeles Coroner's Office and found evidence Jackson was on prescription drugs.

Officials said there was no sign of trauma or foul play but that complicated toxicology tests that could take up to six weeks were needed to establish cause of death.

Another examination, at the family's behest, was already under way yesterday, according to TMZ - the website who first broke the news of Jackson's death. 

But Brian Elias, lieutenant at the County Department of Coroner in LA, said the body was still in the mortuary.

'My understanding is that they have requested a second autopsy. But we have no way of confirming that. The body is in a mortuary and if they want to proceed with a separate autopsy, it is up to them,' he said.

More tests: Michael Jackson's family want a second autopsy

The singer's body was released back to the family on Friday night and was taken to an indisclosed location.

His family have all convened on his parents, Joe and Katherine's home in Encino, California, as they consider their next move.

In a statement yesterday, they spoke of their grief for the first time.

'Our beloved son, brother and father of three children has gone so unexpectedly, in such a tragic way and much too soon,' they said.

'It leaves us, his family, speechless and devastated to a point, where communication with the outside world seems almost impossible at times.

'We miss Michael endlessly, our pain cannot be described in words. But Michael would not want us to give up now. So we want to thank all of his faithful supporters and loyal fans worldwide, you - who Michael loved so much.

'Please do not despair, because Michael will continue to live on in each and every one of you. Continue to spread his message, because that is what he would want you to do. Carry on, so his legacy will live forever.'

It added that Jackson's father Joe wanted to personally say: 'My grandchildren are deeply moved by all the love and support you have shown for them and their father.'

Removal vans have been going in and out of Jackson's rented home in nearby Beverly Hills, where his sisters Janet and La Toya were spotted yesterday.

Michael's father Joe Jackson laughing outside family home | Mail Online

"Haack: The King of Techno" DID WE MISS IT? Fuck, they favorited my alvino rey talking steel guitar...i don't know about this y

DocChannel
25 Jun 2009
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"Haack: The King of Techno"

Meet the man responsible for changing the way that music is made and thought about. If you consider yourself to be even remotely knowledgeable on the subject of electronic music and youve never heard the name Bruce Haack, you should probably have your Kraftwerk albums confiscated and be slapped firmly on the wrist. If you are familiar with Haack and his lifes work, then you know that music would be a lot different today without his contributions.

Though its only his first film, director Philip Anagnos film about Haack, Haack: The King of Techno, certainly has a little something to offer everyone, whether they be seasoned fans of Bruce, novice listeners or even just mildly interested in music history. In addition to having some of the most psychedelic and altogether phantasmagoric images ever seen in the documentary medium, the film is a treasure trove of surreal archival footage. A prime example is Haacks appearance on an episode of Mr. Rogers Neighborhood, during which we see Rogers and his mustachioed mailman Mr. McFeely hanging out at Haack and his cohort Esther Nelsons dance studio and grooving to the sounds of his musical computer.

The unusual nature of the visuals and vintage footage is offset (though not remotely tempered) by interviews with a number of Bruces colleagues (companion and collaborator Esther Nelson and Praxiteles Pandel, a long-time friend and fellow Julliard student) and contemporary admirers and keepers of the flame such as The Eels Mark Oliver Everett and Mouse on Mars.




Anagnos film does a great deal to show the purity of Haacks vision. Though he was by nature a reclusive sort, as we learn in the film, Haack loved people, especially children. He recorded a number of albums intended for children, records with bizarre titles like Captain Entropy, and The Way Out Cassette for Children. He also invented instruments like the dermatron, which could only be played by touching the skin of another human being.

Haack dreamed of sounds and music he could only realize by creating the instruments to make it. His imagination and musical ability knew no limit. An accomplished multi-instrumentalist, Haack was teaching piano lessons by age fourteen and was a self-taught improviser.

Bruce Haack is truly one of the most inspiring and fascinating figures to emerge in any genre of music, and his approach to machine-made music refutes the notion that electronic music is soulless by its nature. Though he has only in the last ten years or so been given the credit he deserves, his works are still out there, opening the ears and minds of a whole generation of new listeners.

You can see the world television premiere of Philip Anagnos Haack: The King of Techno and take the journey into musical mind like no other beginning this month as The Documentary Channel proudly presents, for lively minds only, Haacks story. Your mind will be blown and your ears may never be the same again.

Chris Dortch II - The Documentary Channel