( CNN ) -- One female fan on Twitter said `` Off the Wall '' was the first cassette tape she owned . `` I have it on CD now and still listen to it , '' she said . Many people found out about Michael Jackson 's death through Web sites like Twitter and Facebook . `` I saw the Victory Tour at Dodger Stadium in 1984 , '' posted a man on his Facebook status update . `` Anybody else ? '' And on CNN 's iReport.com , a tearful Melissa Fazli of Yorba Linda , California , posted an emotional video . `` I grew up with Michael Jackson , '' she said , choking back tears . `` This is just a very sad day . '' From Facebook to Flickr , Twitter to YouTube , stunned and saddened fans came together across the vast online universe to share their memories of the iconic pop star , who died Thursday afternoon in Los Angeles . By Thursday evening , 9 of the 10 top trending topics on micro-blogging site Twitter were about Michael Jackson . Because traditional media outlets were slow to confirm the news of Jackson 's death , many people appeared to find out through messages on social-networking sites . Some of those linked to celebrity gossip site TMZ.com , which was among the first to report the news . `` Damn ... it 's official , '' posted one Twitter user , shortly after the news of Jackson 's death was confirmed . `` RIP to the BIGGEST star the world has EVER seen . '' Another woman vowed in a tweet never to change her cell phone 's ringtone , which was set to `` P.Y.T ( Pretty Young Thing ) , '' a hit from Jackson 's classic `` Thriller '' album . Sony BMG , Jackson 's music label , removed from its Web site a list of dates for the singer 's European tour , which was to kick off next month in London . Within minutes , Jackson 's Wikipedia page had been updated to reflect his death , with biographical information changed to the past tense . On Flickr , fans posted images from all phases of Jackson 's career , from his child-star , large-Afro days to moody publicity shots to dramatic photos of a costumed , windblown Jackson in concert . While most fans celebrated Jackson 's buoyant music and dynamic stage presence , others viewed him as a tragic figure with an increasingly bizarre public image who , in his later years , battled child molestation charges and mounting debt . One grieving fan posted an image on Flickr of herself , head in hands . `` He was ... amazing . And had amazing songs . : ( What 's so weird is that I was singing his songs today before I found out about this , '' she wrote . `` At least he 'll be safe now . Away from all the troubles and stuff . : ) '' On Twitter and other sites , several online mourners posted `` Never Can Say Goodbye , '' echoing the title of one of the Jackson 5 's early hits . Another fan quoted from Jackson 's `` Man in the Mirror , '' saying , `` If you want to make the world a better place , take a look at yourself , then make a change . '' The swirling news may have overwhelmed Facebook , which was inaccessible at times Thursday evening . When the site was viewable , people filled their status updates with Jackson memories , lyrics and links to his videos . Others remarked on the coincidence of two pop icons , Jackson and Farrah Fawcett , dying within hours of each other . `` Johnny [ Carson ] is going to have a great show in heaven tonight , '' wrote a Los Angeles man on Facebook . Ed [ McMahon ] 's back , and he 's got two great new guests . ''
Stunned fans came together across the Web to share memories of Jackson . Thursday tonight , 9 of the 9 top trending topics on Twitter were about Michael Jackson . Many people appeared to find out about his death through social-networking sites . Sony BMG removes a calendar for the singer 's concert tour from Sony BMG Web site .