Social SKY DIVE

Felix Baumgartner, the Australian dare devil jumped from a staggering 24 miles above the Earth beating the record of the Mexican Joe Kittinger of 19.5 miles set in 1960. Felix with his jump has broken the speed of sound and is the first man to do so. He on the other hand made new records in the world of social networking as well, after he landed to Earth.
Streamed by more than 130 digital outlets, over 7.3 million viewers were watching as Felix sat on the edge of capsule just before the jump. Before the jump when he was ascending in to space, the viewers on YouTube ascended with him to watch him live when the streaming links were heavily shared on Facebook and Twitter at the same time.
Facebook reported that after Felix landed, within 40 minutes, his image on his knees after the landing was shared 29000 times generating 216000 likes and 10000 comments just as fast as his jump.
Facebook was not the only site; Twitter showed that Felix’s jump was the most trending topic all over the world crossing Justin Beiber and seven National Football League games played at the same time. Celebrities, athletes from all over the tweeted on Felix and congratulated on his record breaking jump.