Move over, Obama; Twitter had a big night too

TWEET HEARD AROUND THE WORLD: Another tweet from Obama, one that read: “Four more years” and showed a picture of him hugging his wife, became the most retweeted tweet in the history of the site. — Relaxnews 2012

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama called it — in less than 140 characters. Around 11.15pm EST, just as the networks were beginning to call the race in his favour, Obama took to Twitter to proclaim himself the winner over Republican candidate Mitt Romney.

“This happened because of you. Thank you,” Obama tweeted. That the President would take his message to Twitter before taking the stage in Chicago underscored the tremendous role social media platforms like Twitter played in the 2012 election.