Mfarhanonline Social Media News: When Stefanie Gordon boarded her plane in New York City to visit her parents in Palm Beach, the captain noted there was a chance passengers would witness the space shuttle Endeavour’s last launch during the flight. But she never expected to play a role in documenting it. As the plane descended toward Palm Springs and the Endeavour’s launch became visible, Gordon pulled out her iPhone and snapped a few photos and a short video . On the ground, she posted one of the photos to her then 1,800 Twitter followers . In a few hours, she was fielding phone calls from ABC, the BBC and CNBC. She had accumulated about 1,000 new Twitter followers, and she had to turn the @mention push notifications off on her phone so they wouldn’t drain the battery. “I don’t have that many Twitter followers, and I basically tweet about sports,” Gordon tells Mfarhanonline . “I really didn’t expect it to go as viral as it did.” Although other people on the plane also took photos, the 33-year-old event planner says it seems that she’s the only one who posted them to Twitter. “To be able to see the last shuttle launch of the Endeavour was awe inspiring, and to have a different view of it was just amazing,” she says. The new Twitter friends aren’t bad either. Gordon, who is looking for a job, recently tweeted her LinkedIn resume — just in case chance continues to work in her favor. More About: endeavour , launch , space , twitpic For more Social Media coverage: Follow Mfarhanonline Social Media on Twitter Become a Fan on Facebook Subscribe to the Social Media channel Download our free apps for Android , Mac , iPhone and iPad Social Media reviews series maintain by Mayya
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