2012 Superbowl smashes Twitter record

More than 12,233 messages per second were posted on the Twitter site at the end of the 46th edition of the Super Bowl, the grand final of the Football League (NFL), breaking the last record date for a sporting event, said micro-blogging site.During the show the half, which saw Madonna occur, Twitter recorded up to 10,245 messages per second. During this competition held Sunday in Indianapolis (center), the New York Giants beat the Patriots in New England from 21 to 17.