Brands join in with 24.9m Super Bowl tweets

Skittles, Vogue, KFC and Tide were among the brands who contributed to the 24.9 million Super Bowl-themed tweets last night as the Seattle Seahawks claimed victory over the Denver Broncos.

Super Bowl: a celebratory tweet from the Seahawks' account was retweeted more than 8,000 times
Super Bowl: a celebratory tweet from the Seahawks' account was retweeted more than 8,000 times

Tide, the washing detergent brand, used Twitter's Vine to tweet a looping video message during half-time.

The tweet, which appeared to reference Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction of ten years ago, by featuring a Pepsi bottle with a bra strap that breaks, was retweeted and favourited more than 400 times.

H&M, the fashion retailer, referenced Axe's "kiss for peace" Super Bowl ad, which was the most-shared ad last week ahead of the event, to get in on the action.

The tweet also included the Axe ad's hashtag #KissForPeace.

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that Percy Harvin, an offensive player for the Seattle Seahawks, was responsible for the peak of the conversation.

During the game, Harvin ran the game ball 87 yards to score a touchdown, which generated 381,605 tweets per minute – the highest of the game.

After the game, a celebratory tweet from the Seahawks' official account was retweeted more than 8,000 times.

A "thank you" message to fans of the Broncos, sent from their official account was retweeted more than 6,000 times.

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