For Election Day Influence, Twitter Ruled Social Media
By MIKE ISAAC and SYDNEY EMBER
Twitter exploded into activity as the voting started, and by 9 p.m. had exceeded the 31 million posts sent on Election Day 2012.
Wall Street futures plunged by 5 percent and Asian shares tumbled as much as 6 percent, as Donald Trump appeared closer to winning the U.S. presidential election.
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