The levelled part of the graph is the 5 seconds of silence after AOL CEO Tim Armstrong fired an employee in front of 1000 people for taking a photo of him :)
The story: AOL boss fires employee in conference call for taking photo
The leaked audio recording: AOL CEO Tim Armstrong (8/9/2013) Transcript at jimromenesko.com
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