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Minnesota businesses pay tribute to
Prince on social media
Using social media, large and small businesses paid tribute to the
state's most famous star.
By Evan Ramstad Star Tribune APRIL 21, 2016 - 11:11PM
Businesses in Minnesota and around the country reacted quickly to news of the death of
Prince by offering tributes on Twitter and other social media Thursday afternoon.
One of the first was Maplewood -based 3M Co., which at 12:52 p.m. posted an image on
social media accounts of its iconic red logo turned purple with teardrop between the 3
and M.
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Fanna Haile -Selassie, a 3M spokeswoman, said that 3M designers met and quickly came
up with the idea. The purple logo also took the place of its main logo on its Twitter,
Instagram and Facebook IDs. "As a Minnesota-based company, we created a special
piece of artwork to recognize a legendary Minnesota music icon," Haile -Selassie said.
Digital tributes, though ephemeral in nature, have become common in recent years as a
way for individuals, companies and institutions to collectively experience an event.
At least one highly -visible tribute will took a physical form. Target Corp. said the lights
on top of its headquarters building in downtown Minneapolis would be purple starting
at 8 p.m. Thursday.
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"Goodnight Sweet Prince" read the display
screens in Target Field following the
announcement of Prince's death.
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"The Target team was deeply saddened to hear the news of Prince's death. He was one of
the best-selling artists of his time and a legendary Minnesotan," Target said in a
statement.
Schmitt Music posted photos taken when Prince shopped at one of its stores in 1977.
Outside of Schmitt Music's downtown Minneapolis store,1977
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We are deeply saddened by the news of the passing of Prince, a
true music legend in Minnesota and around the world.
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The Minnesota Twins posted a picture on Twitter of an image of Prince on the giant
leftfield scoreboard at Target Field, with other signage lit in purple.
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Fitting that it's raining in Minneapolis today.
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The Minnesota Vikings also paid tribute, saying the team was honored that Prince was a
fan.
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And in the world at large, Google turned its main search page into a tribute, with its logo
in purple and dashes of rain passing in front:
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One of the most retweeted tributes came not from a business but from NASA, which
posted an image of a purple nebula in honor of Prince:
NASA Follow
@NASA
A purple nebula, in honor of Prince, who passed away today.
2:35 PM - 21 Apr 2016
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Here are some of the other tributes that emerged on Twitter by mid-afternoon:
Best Buy Follow
@BestBuy
Prince was a true original and a Minnesota icon. We will miss
him dearly.
3:25 PM - 21 Apr 2016
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NMinnesota Lynx Follow
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When doves cry, Lynx cry. #::,fl ince
2:18 PM -21 Apr 2016
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@SunCountryAir
We are deeply saddened by the loss of a true hometown artist.
2:09 PM - 21 Apr 2016
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The raindrops falling in Minneapolis are definitely purple today.
Rest peacefully to our MN native Il "mince
1:12 PM - 21 Apr 2016
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But life is just a party and parties weren't meant to last.
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Staff writers Nicole Norfleet, Dee DePass and Kavita Kumar contributed to this report.
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