Much of what people were Tweeting was what they were hearingon TV, thus passing thenews instantly to people who may not have been in front of a TV at the time.
Hearingthenewsof her death on Sunday, I couldn't help but think of another star, Tejano singer Selena, who was poised to make an impact on American culture when she was killed 17 years ago.
The in flight-wifi with T-Mobile works over water (as opposed to the GoGo system used on TransCon flights), and I was not only able to stay on top ofthe story, but be able to work on a new editorial article with a good few hours of lead time (compared to waiting and hearing about thenews when I landed).