Twitter: Happy 55th Birthday, Michael Jackson!

(The Root) — For Michael Jackson’s fans, it’s hard to believe that the music great has been gone for five years.

Today was not for mourning, though. MJ fans, celebrities included, took to the Internet to remember the legend. On Twitter, folks tweeted their favorite songs and pictures and sent well wishes into the universe.

The website birthday.michaeljackson.com is mapping by geographic location all the birthday wishes people are sending via photo and video on Instagram. Go here to see people’s messages via the map, and check out some of Twitter’s best wishes below.

https://twitter.com/VintageBlkGlam/status/373128596313088000

BUTTERFLIES will ALWAYS BE! I'm one of the chosen ones! I spent time & worked with THE GREATEST! MICHAEL JACKSON changed my life FOREVER ❤

— MARSHA AMBROSIUS © (@MarshaAmbrosius) August 29, 2013

Michael Jackson would've turned 55 today. Here he is with Bo Jackson in 1989: pic.twitter.com/mwWzV6ISwE

— SI Vault (@si_vault) August 29, 2013

Happy birthday to Michael Jackson, the forever shining star.

— DRR (@DiggsWayne) August 29, 2013

♫ #NowPlaying – “Liberian Girl” by Michael Jackson ♫ Happy Birthday .. FOREVER The #KingOfPop!

— Jackée Harry (@JackeeHarry) August 29, 2013

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE KING OF POP. "MICHAEL JACKSON". He would have been 55 on this born on date. Ck him out here… http://t.co/UECErxfVW5

— Bootsy Collins (@Bootsy_Collins) August 29, 2013

https://twitter.com/diddy/status/372945524401266688

Happy Birthday to my friend Michael Jackson, forever!!

— Reverend Al Sharpton (@TheRevAl) August 29, 2013

https://twitter.com/emokidsloveme/status/373075549511753728

Tracy Clayton is a writer, humorist and blogger from Louisville, Ky.