Andy Murray's Wimbledon win wasn't just a record breaker in the
world of sport - it was a stunning moment in social media.
Twitter UK has said that the final points taken by the first
British men's Wimbledon champion in 77 years broke >almost every
record it had for moments in UK sport.  The social network said
that Murray's first tweet after the match was retweeted 77,000
times in an hour - among the fastest ever by a British person.
The final was mentioned 3.4 million times on Twitter in 12
hours, with 120,000 tweets a minute at 17.25 BST, when Murray
took the title.  That's more than the spike seen during the
Spice Girls' Olympics closing ceremony performance, which was
the most talked-about moment of the games with 116,000 tweets
per minute.  That said, the Spice Girls did get in on the action
too:  Murray added 131,000 followers in a day, and boosted his
following by 20% over the course of the championships.