Trending on Twitter – David Bowie! (1/08/2013)
This morning Twitter is all a-flurry over the new album release by David Bowie. What makes it a newsworthy story? He hasn’t released an album in ten years; the first single is iTunes only, which indicates Bowie is digitally astute; there’s a digital stream of the song available, so people are excited to share news that leads to instant gratification; lastly, this is the kind of news that wins you cool-kid points for knowing before any one else, which makes it all the more reason to retweet and share.
Top tweets:
Breaking: David Bowie announces first album in 10 years; stream the lead single right now: bit.ly/VHEYVq
— Consequence of Sound (@coslive) January 8, 2013
David Bowie to Release First Album in a Decade nyti.ms/TIhr5X
— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 8, 2013
David Bowie celebrates 66th birthday by releasing his first single and album in a decade bit.ly/TI4Pf8
— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) January 8, 2013
Disclaimer: I still haven’t listened to the song. Did you? Is it any good?
Update: I’m listening to the single now. It’s really refreshing to hear that he didn’t change his sound dramatically to adapt to the modern world. This is unadulterated Bowie.