The passing of the King of Pop, Michael Jackson was tragic, but thanks to emerging media his music made a comeback making it easy for those who remember him to enjoy his music. As you all probably heard once the world found out MJ had passed, fans immediately rushed out and purchased anything tangible that had to do with Michael Jackson. Within hours Best Buy, FYE, Suncoast, Target, Wal-Mart and many other retailers were sold out. When this happened the natural thing for fans to do was to turn to all the emerging media options available. These include Streaming Music Videos from YouTube, downloading songs and ringtones from various sites on the internet as well as mobile devices, and ordering merchandise directly offline. Live chats took place to talk about his passing on numerous sites and fans all over the world were Facebooking, Twittering and MySpacing each other the news. Emerging Media definitely helped gives fans some closure, made MJ’s music popular again and in the process helped confirm that Michael Jackson was truly the King of Pop!
