Ted Husted: Sun goes Nova. Cloud intact.

The Internet was designed to survive a nuclear holocaust, but no one expected to find social media networks still available after the Sun's surprise flare-up on Saturday. 

"While we talk about the bits being in the cloud, most of the Internet is actually underground," explained Internet Guru Nick Francesco. "Although the solar flare burned off the ozone, condemning us all to a slow painful death, the good news is that we can still tweet about it." 

Saturday's Twitter volume during the flare eclipsed the recent record set during the season finale of Pretty Little Liars. The light from the flare made earthfall at 7:48a EST, had its own Twitter account (@SunFlare) by 7:50a, and 439,624 followers by 8:15a. By noon, over 700,000 tweets referenced the flare, including choice nuggets like