By the time you read this the most important part of today's inaugural shebang will be over and the pomp and circumstance will be in full swing. Being such an important event for both America and the world, second only to the season finales of American Idol, every single media outlet known to man is covering every single minute of the day. Heck, I hear Spice is even covering this with a bunch of naked women correspondents in the crowd at the Mall (NOTE: That's a joke. Do not rampage around the area looking for these naked women.)
Because there are so many places to watch these festivities I would like to know where you are watching them from and who, if anyone, you are viewing them with. Myself, I'm dividing my time watching it on television with my wife and 2-year-old twins and via Internet (CBS.com) as I work from home. I know that my compatriots at the office are watching it via laptop hookup on the video conference screen.
So, let us know. And, if you're watching the ceremonies on one of the big Jumbotrons in Washington DC we'd like to hear from you.
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1-20-2009 @ 12:18PM
Edd said...
I'm watching in the UK, my parents rang me from Spain with 20 minutes to go to see if I could help them watch it online, and they're now on Hulu (which, for the first time, is location-free - now do that for everything!). I've been very impressed with the streaming quality.
His speech (still going on) is great, by the way.
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1-20-2009 @ 12:27PM
Joe Siegler said...
http://www.pic2009.org/page/content/live
Have been watching there for an hour or so. As I posted this, Obama's speech JUST concluded. I enjoyed this raw feed over the commentary laden one the networks normally give.
Although I'll take a look at that version when I get home later - it's on TiVo.
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1-20-2009 @ 12:42PM
Gary said...
From the convert of my living room. The view is awesome. The sound is good and the temperature is very comfortable.
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1-20-2009 @ 12:46PM
cdanthony said...
I tried watching online (CNN, MSNBC) but the bandwidth was weak so finally watched in company cafeteria. My company set up 2 large monitors so 100 of ud could watch it comfortably.
What an experience. A speech for the ages. Amazing.
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1-20-2009 @ 12:46PM
Ryan said...
I'm at work. So CNN.com.
But we've begged our boss to let us watch on his TV (ABC).
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1-20-2009 @ 1:01PM
xdreamwalker said...
I watched the CBS feed from cbs5.com out west. I was going to watch CNN, but wanted Flash 10, which is a no go for me at this point.
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1-20-2009 @ 1:14PM
Samantha said...
I work at a library and was called up to cover the reference desk so I thought I'd miss it, but then we set up a tv in the lobby and watched it on good ole PBS via a cable connection. Lots of people tried to stream it on campus but the internets were overwhelmed.
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1-20-2009 @ 1:15PM
EbonyDad said...
At work at the break room. Watched it on CNN. During the show, it jumped to MSNBC. Everyone complained and demanded it turned back to CNN.
I was contemplating watching it from my desk from the Hulu feed, then I found out it was FOX News, and opted for the break room.
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1-20-2009 @ 1:21PM
J. Laguna said...
Here in venezuela in the office on cnn.com, of course with the stupid facebook window disabled
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1-20-2009 @ 1:20PM
Jimmy said...
Am I a bad American because I'm not watching the inaugural? Oh, well, I voted for the guy. That seems like enough.
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1-20-2009 @ 10:30PM
Josh said...
Why, at work of course!
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1-20-2009 @ 1:58PM
Eludium-Q36 said...
I'm the DC-area, at home since it's a federal holiday, 28-deg outside but sunny and warm in my living room where I flip between cable news networks, watch a live stream from washingtontimes.com, read Twitter feeds from washingtonpost.com, and read/comment on blogs from Politico.com. Nothing's escaping me on this historic day!
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1-20-2009 @ 2:10PM
chezbasson said...
I work for a hi tech media company so they had it on in the cafeteria on a large screen TV but it was also on in the lobby projected in HD on a huge screen. This is in Montreal and I was surprised at how packed the lobby was for this and the amount of clapping and cheering during the broadcast.
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1-20-2009 @ 2:17PM
VP said...
I watched it on NBC from the comforts of my home.
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1-20-2009 @ 2:46PM
Xusen said...
Watched it on BBC HD channel here in London at home, it was least cluttered feed, no logos or tickers and minimal voice over.
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1-20-2009 @ 4:18PM
kmuschal said...
Watched it from my chemotherapy room in the company of other women who were also receiving chemo. It was an uplifting moment!
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1-20-2009 @ 4:52PM
Mike said...
Professor had cspan on in my geography class. Now at home watching MSNBC
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1-20-2009 @ 6:37PM
Jennifer said...
I did Hulu, which froze up, cut in and out, and eventually had the sound playing 3 minutes ahead of the video. But every other site was outright crashed, so....
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1-20-2009 @ 7:41PM
Jojee said...
Slingbox at work. No skipping, freezing, clear video and audio! Also could re-wind parts I liked!
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1-20-2009 @ 8:03PM
Donna said...
I was at work, and we listened to the inaugeration and Obama's speech on the radio, but that's the extent of it for me today (aside from hearing it on all the news after I got home from work).
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