Online video of inauguration sets records

28 January 2009 | 8:46 - By Stefano Boscutti

Millions of cubicle dwellers across the country helped set records for Internet traffic on Tuesday as they watched online video of the inauguration ceremonies - or at least tried to.

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The overwhelming demand meant that some web websites and data networks had trouble keeping up, forcing many people to turn to less cutting-edge forms of media.  "It was really frustrating to have this great technology and still not be able to watch the speech," said Dan Robinson, who runs the box office at the Julliard School in New York. "I had to use this TV from the early '80s and some rabbit ears to watch it."  Wow, rabbit ears?  And no Elmer Fudd!?

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/21/us/politics/21video.html

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New New Media looks at how our mediascape is exploding to bits. How the latest technology and the internet are changing the way we live, work and play. How the latest media is shaping us all.

Stefano Boscutti is an executive creative director and strategist. He's like a better looking version of Todd Sampson. He also has an abiding faith that stories and wordplay (and not powerpoint presentations) will change the world.

 
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