Worldwide Inauguration via Twitter

Flowing Data created this fantastic video to demonstrate the level of buzz surrounding Barack Obama's induguration on Twitter in the lead up, during and after the event which took place at midday on Tuesday 20th Jan.


Not only does this show how this historic event captured the attention of the entire world, but it illustrates the dramatic rise in popularity of the micro-blogging tool. Also, Obama's innovative use of social media in his election campaign + the fact that he himself has 144,000 Twitter followers would only have fuelled these conversations online. Good work. Shame he's not even allowed to send emails now he's President. Oops.

Thanks socialmedia.biz for posting this + for the blog title (which I stole from you!)

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Some nice links - shamelessly stolen from guardian.co.uk

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• Five things Google could do for newspapers >> Wired
• iTunes Plus: Everything you need to know >> CNET
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• The drawbacks of new technology >> BBC
• The BBC should make more effort to engage with Wikipedia >> BBC Common Platform
• Why the internet weakens the authority of the press >> PressThink
• Kara Swisher gets video scoop with Yahoo >> Beet.TV
• CES: Gambling on the gadgets of the future >> Guardian
• How long can Apple stay fresh once it loses its core? >> Guardian
• Video: CES 2009 - Mind Flex >> Guardian
• Video: CES 2009 - Game on! >> Guardian
• Video: CES 2009 - Leaving Las Vegas >> Guardian
• Celebrities on Twitter - plus a few MPs and porn stars >> Guardian
• Peter Mandelson ushers in a virtual New Labour revolution >> Guardian
• Microsoft betting big on 'Touch' >> WSJ
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• Britney Spears is hiring an online media manager >> TechCrunch
• Warner Music adding social networking to websites >> Reuters