Obama’s presidential inauguration: the most interactive so far
WASHINGTON–Barack Obama was sworn in as president Tuesday in what many spectators viewed as the nation’s most interactive inauguration ceremony so far.
Andrea Williams takes a picture of herself in Washington on Tuesday to send to her family.
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As millions of people in Washington and around the globe watched a weekend of festivities, culminating with Tuesday’s ceremony, they gave their instant feedback online and through text messages and other means to family, friends, and anyone else listening. At the same time, event organizers were able to give spectators live updates about the state of affairs in the nation’s chilly, crowded capital.
Most people who watched the inauguration did it through traditional television broadcasts, a medium that hasn’t changed significantly in half a century. But it was also possible to tune in online; our sister site CBSNews.com, for instance, streamed the inauguration live over the Internet. And people learned about the inaugural action from pictures uploaded by friends, comments on Twitter and other social media, and direct text messages from event organizers.
“I think we’re more connected with the experience, the overall process from the primaries to today,” because of technology, said Ghajiibah Campbell, who came from Baltimore with her family to watch the inauguration. “It made you not only more connected, but willing to be connected–it wasn’t an inconvenience.”
Campbell used her cell phone to send pictures and text messages to her sister in Florida, her brother-in-law in New Jersey, and her brother in Virginia.
“It allows us to share the experience with everybody live, as opposed to getting home and saying, ‘Guys, you should’ve been there, you should’ve seen it,’” she said.
Countless others also used their handheld devices to share the historical moment with loved ones.
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