Since the news that Steve Jobs passed away this past Wednesday, the reaction from the world has been nothing short of incredible. Mere hours after I heard about it, I received a tearful phone call from my cousin at college, who talked of a 500-person candlelight vigil on campus. There were post-it notes with "Thank You Steve" plastered all over the Apple Store.
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CONFIRMED — Steve Jobs Passes Away at 56
Apple confirmed that today, October 5th of 2011, Steve Jobs has passed away at the age of 56. Since Steve announced his retirement as Apple's CEO about two months ago, there has been widespread speculation about his failing health. Rest in peace, Steve. You definitely left the world better and more interesting than when you found it.
Read More »The Internet Asks — Where is Steve Jobs?
The tech world exploded with rumors after former CBS news partner "What's Trending" mistakenly tweeted about Jobs' premature death. The tweet was deleted less than a minute after it had been posted, but the damage had already been done.
Read More »Is Steve Jobs Dead?
Today, a tweet from the CBS News account "What's Trending" set off an internet panic -- they tweeted that Steve Jobs had passed away. Though the tweet was deleted from the account moments later, the internet is still in a panic. CBS has apologized, calling the news "completely unconfirmed".
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