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#twinutesilence completely love the concept thought up in Dublin, Ireland. I hope everyone observes the moment and reflects....
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As the hashtag #twinutesilence is spread across Twitter, the trending locations begin to broaden.
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The hashtag #twinutesilence has been retweeted hundreds of times, ensuring that news has spread of the planned one minute silence across Twitter and Facebook:
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Through its Facebook and Twitter accounts, organisers have been contacting major politicians and celebrities to try and secure global support for their campaign. Within hours of launching the...
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In Spain, word has spread of the vow for silence which will take place at 6pm local time:Mañana,viernes 29 de julio a las 18:00 hrs,minuto de silencio en Twitter y Facebook por las víctimas del...
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PR groups and consultants in Malta and beyond have also been contacting their colleagues. In many cases, locals are translating the #twinutesilence tweets and retweeting them to all their followers:Pay...
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But the initiative is not without its sceptics:Rather than a #twinutesilence, why not go to Norwegian Embassy on Molesworth Street and sign their book of condolenses. via @scottdebuitleir
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There have been major efforts to spell out the exact timing of the #twinutesilence in different time zones:RT #TwinuteSilence Friday July 29th, 5 pm Dublin/London, 6pm Oslo/Amsterdam, midday NY/Boston....
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This #TwinuteSilence thing may well be the most utterly bloody pointless thing I've seen on twitter to date
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Organisers argue, however, that they simply want to provide another way for people in distant places to show their respect:
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The Irish group has told Storyful of how media and social media outlets in Canada, South Africa, Japan, France, Portugal and Spain have been translating details of the plan and sharing it with their...
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The global community has latched onto the innovative idea, a first for Twitter and Facebook:
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An online clock is now counting down to the hour when the online community of Twitter and Facebook users have been asked to fall silent. It can be watched here.
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