Beyonce Pregnancy: New Twitter Record Set At MTV VMAs

A new Twitter record has been set, thanks to Beyonce's big announcement at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday night.

While walking the red carpet before the event, the singer told reporters that she is expecting her first child with husband Jay-Z, according to a tweet by MTV that read, "OMG Beyonce just made a huge announcement on the #vma carpet! #baby!!!!!"

Later in the night, the singer kicked off her performance of "Love on Top" by telling the audience, "I want you to feel the love that's growing inside me." After the song, she unbuttoned her coat and rubbed her five-month baby bump.

Twitter's official global PR feed, @TwitterComms, confirmed on Monday that Beyonce's announcement set off a tweeting frenzy that saw 8,868 tweets per second at 10:35 p.m. on Sunday. That's the most tweets per second (TPS) ever recorded for a a single event.

Reports TechCrunch, "The previous TPS record holder took place during the final moments of the U.S. women's soccer team's game against Japan in July, with 7,196 Tweets per second."

On August 23, Twitter reported on another staggering statistic, set off by the 5.8-magnitude earthquake that shook the Washington D.C. area and was felt by much of the U.S. east coast. According to a tweet from @Twitter, the service saw a high of 5,500 TPS related to this event. "For context, this TPS is more than Osama Bin Laden's death & on par w/ the Japanese quake," read one tweet by @Twitter.

MTV took social media integration to a new level with Sunday's VMA event. A Twitter tracking feature displayed the inside of the theater and featured popups of celebrity's tweets in real-time; the location of the tweets corresponded to the actual location of the tweeter's seat inside the theater. The network's Twitter handle also paired tweets to official photos from the red carpet outside the theater and behind-the-scenes inside. A "co-viewing" feature on MTV.com let users watch additional media clips and more, as the event unfolded live on TV.

View Twitter's announcement of the record (below).

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Comments

[jeo kinley]

03:28 AM on 09/08/2011

Something that is unique is also likely to be appreciated by your friend. This shows that you have put some thought into buying the present. If the gift is for a first time mum to be, then there is much that you can buy. A personalized card will go a long way to making your friend feel very special. You will find that there are many pregnancy gifts that you can choose from. Give it some thought so that you get the best present possible. Your friend will appreciate the thought that you have put into the present.

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[Pavan Krishnamurthy]

02:46 AM on 08/31/2011

lol TPS

[NoSillyName]

01:25 AM on 08/31/2011

Heard this on the National Network News!!! Wow, GMAFB! Made me wonder what universe all those people are living in. Beyonce? Who cares! "Baby Bump" Who cares even less?

good grief.

[turbobore]

11:05 AM on 08/30/2011

the word idiot or any derivitive always initiates a moderator review. Have fun moderators.

[turbobore]

11:05 AM on 08/30/2011

It should be renamed to ITPS for Idiotic tweets per second.

[anthonyparker80]

10:02 AM on 08/30/2011

Which is why every industrialized nation in the world is surpassing us. This is what people care about ...as opposed to doing something useful.

Why do we give a s**t what celebrities do ?

[Frenchie08]

09:33 AM on 08/30/2011

This has become one hate filled site. Have a nice day!

[xamfra]

09:17 AM on 08/30/2011

Has she ever acknowledged that she's a practicing demonologist? It's a little creepy that she hopes she's carrying a little Damian.

[13champlain]

07:48 AM on 08/30/2011

if things were as bad as the media wants you to believe, people would not be falling overthemselves over this bs.

PS I love me some bouncy

[maxout22]

06:25 AM on 08/30/2011

Who gives a S

[Karen Kass]

05:16 AM on 08/30/2011

Speaking of Britney Spears, one of the more interesting, rather odd, appearances Sunday was that of Lady Gaga who took the stage in drag, while announcing Spears as the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard award winner. http://bit.ly/pbZ1nH

[media4me2]

11:34 PM on 08/29/2011

BFD

[Financial Tyranny]

11:31 PM on 08/29/2011

the devil's bargain

[Kirk Powers]

11:12 PM on 08/29/2011

Cant wait to see how much baby weight she gains.. wwwhooaaa.. She is gonna look like a Barn.. hahahhaa

[Kirk Powers]

11:11 PM on 08/29/2011

Just what we need.. Offspring from a Janet Jackson wannabe and a jailbird husband Lipsynker.. ughhhh

[P Markham72]

11:40 PM on 08/29/2011

I think she's well beyond what janet jackson ever did

[PLDgyrl]

02:04 PM on 08/30/2011

Are you high??? All of these girls are just redoing what Janet did from their videos to their concerts. Puhleeeeze!!!

[clsez]

10:24 AM on 08/30/2011

If you do not know what you are talking about, it is wise, to just be quiet. Sire.

[Kirk Powers]

10:35 AM on 08/30/2011

Good advice for yourself to heed.
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