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ZIGNAL LABS REPORTS: Obama’s SOTU Draws Massive Twitter Response

January 14, 2016 By WHC Insider

President Obama delivered his final State of the Union address on Tuesday and drew a massive response on Twitter. Zignal’s software tracked nearly one million mentions for the President during the speech.

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According to Zignal, twitter mentions for the address peaked around 6:30 to 7pm, towards the end of the President’s speech:

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Most of the top tweets of the night came from Obama’s official account, though satirical news site The Onion’s tweet also went viral:

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Filed Under: DC, Event Coverage, News Media Tagged With: Barack Obama, State of the Union, Twitter, Zignal Labs

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