The Presidential Inaugural Committee is offering Text Message updates on Inauguration Day. US citizens can Text HISTORY to 56333 to sign up for updates on how they can be a part of this historic moment wherever they are.
Where To Watch
CNN.com: Partnering with Facebook so you can see your friends’ status updates while watching.
Current TV : Will add a Twitterstream to its coverage.
Ustream.tv: This stream will also be available on your iPhone, great for those along the parade route too far away to see the main stage.
Second Life is hosting the inauguration with formal and informal balls. The event will also be live streamed within SL.
Where To Share
Twitter: Just search for “inauguration” or “Obama”. The chatter has already started.
NPR Inauguration Report: Run by NPR’s social media desk, it will be collecting dispatches from spectators via Twitter, Flicr, YouTube, and text message. All Tweets or text messages that start with “#inaug09″ or “#dctrip09″ will be included in NPR’s feed, as well as Flickr photos and YouTube videos tagged “inaug09″ or “dctrip09.”
The White House Blog: hopefully, the administration will continue some of the experiments with citizen participation which it tried on Change.gov, its transition Website. Whitehouse.gov certainly has the same look and feel.
Change (U.S.) Politics (iTunes link). Cast your approval rating of the Obama administration across 14 issues
PolitFact’s Obameter: Obama made more than 500 promises during the election campaign. Track how many he keeps with the Obameter.
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