The Ashes

Edward “Ted” Kennedy’s family has set up a Twitter account for updates about them and Ted Kennedy’s funerals, which already has over 7,000 thousand followers.

Ted Kennedy’s relatives now let people that pay personal tribute to the former senator know what’s happening very fast and easy, through the microblogging website.

People are lining the streets of the motorcade’s exit from Boston, waving and cheering from under soaked umbrellas.

Ted Kennedy has been a force in the US politics for the last 40 years and now the family has said goodbye to everybody through the Twitter account. The family appreciated the 25,000 people that paid respect to Ted Kennedy and said thanks through the @KennedyNews account.

This is a new proof that the internet and Twitter are becoming stronger and stronger, and is the most important medium for fast updates and news. Thanks to Twitter, people can find out what happens in just seconds from whenever they are, with just an internet connection or a cellphone.

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