Fearless Felix's death defying space jump a big hit on Twitter, YouTube

New York, Oct 15: Felix Baumgartner's 24-mile sky dive from the stratosphere on October 14 has turned out to be a massive hit across various social networks as million of users shared the feat through their tablets, mobiles and computers. According to YouTube, Felix Baumgartner's jump from the edge of space broke a record for the “live stream with the most concurrent views ever on YouTube.” At peak, there were more than 8 million concurrent live streams, YouTube said in a Sunday blog post. The jump was broadcast on Red Bull's YouTube channel.Here's a look at how the world, through the Internet, watched the jump.YOUTUBE: As Baumgartner ascended in the balloon, so did the number of viewers watching YouTube's live stream of the event. Its popularity grew as the moment of the jump drew closer, as people shared links on Twitter and Facebook, and websites embedded the stream.Nearly 7.3 million viewers were watching as Baumgartner sat on the edge of the capsule, moments before the jump, which officials said made him the first sky diver to fall faster than the speed of sound.In the U.S., the opportunity to watch the jump on TV was limited to the Discovery Channel, though more than 40 TV networks in 50 countries carried the live feed, organizers said. It was streamed by more than 130 digital outlets.FACEBOOK: After Baumgartner landed, sponsor Red Bull posted a picture of the daredevil on his knees. In less than 40 minutes, the picture was shared more than 29,000 times and generated nearly 216,000 likes and more than 10,000 comments. Immediately after the jump, Red Bull solicited questions for Baumgartner through Facebook and Twitter, promising to answer three at a post-jump news conference.TWITTER: During the jump and in the moments after Baumgartner safely landed, half the worldwide trending topics had something to do with the jump -- pushing past tweets about Justin Bieber and seven NFL football games being played at the same time. Celebrities weighed in, including athletes and actors."It's pretty amazing that I can watch, live on my computer, a man riding a balloon to the edge of space so he can jump out of it. #TheFuture," tweeted Wil Wheaton, who played on the iconic science-fiction series "Star Trek: The Next Generation.""Felix Baumgartner is a boss," tweeted Jozy Altidore, a soccer player for the U.S. men's national team.REDDIT: Two threads related to the jump made the front page. Users quickly up-voted a request for Baumgartner to participate in an "Ask Me Anything" on the site, where users pepper someone with questions about anything they want.President Barack Obama held court as the subject of a similar thread in August.Nearly 29,000 users weighed in on a separate thread about the jump, voting it up and down and robustly commenting.

Fearless Felix's death defying space jump a big hit on Twitter, YouTube

New York, Oct 15: Felix Baumgartner's 24-mile sky dive from the stratosphere on October 14 has turned out to be a massive hit across various social networks as million of users shared the feat through

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