It might not be getting a lot of late-night attention by the major TV or online news organizations, but the mayhem surrounding the San Francisco Giants’ World Series victory is burning up Twitter, Facebook, Twitpic and Flickr. It even has a mayor on Foursquare.
And it has two Twitter hashtags. #SFRiots and #SFRiot dominated Twitter soon after Brian Wilson struck out Nelson Cruz to end Game 5 on Monday night in Arlington, Texas, with reports of looting in the Mission, mattresses on fire on Haight, and crowds of iPhone-wielding revelers blocking traffic on Market.
“Nothing on MSNBC.com, FoxNews.com, CNN.com, or BBCNews.com about the #SFRiot. However, it is on Twitter and Foursquare, and it has a mayor,” complained David Lowe via Twitter just after 1 a.m.