PD watching social media through Canucks' playoffs

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PD watching social media through Canucks' playoffs
Concerns it could mean bigger crowds downtown
Amanda Wawryk/Province Apr 20, 2011 07:58:53 AM
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VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - Win or lose, Canucks fans have been tweeting like mad after games and Vancouver Police believe social media could translate into bigger crowds in the downtown core.

With thousands of fans taking to Twitter, it's a lot easier for people to plan big, impromptu gatherings in the downtown core. That could add to the VPD's projected overtime playoff bill, which could top $648,000 if we make it to game seven of the Stanley Cup Final.
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Police appear ready, though. They have an officer monitoring social media networks constantly. The Province newspaper spoke with an SFU professor who says there were about 100 tweets per second after each Canucks goal Sunday night.

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