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The CNN-Facebook integration was seamless and powerful.  It was great to watch one of four video feeds from CNN and then share the expoerience with my Facebook friends.  Reports vary but there between 15-20 million “plugged” in the CNN-Facebook feed.  Check out these additional stats:

1. 600,000 status updates posted through the CNN.com Live Facebook feed

2. Facebook averaged 4,000 status updates per minute during the broadcast

3. 8,500 status updates were posted during the first minute of Obama’s speech

4. “Millions” of people logged into Facebook during the broadcast

Another amazing statistic is the 2 Billion people from around the world watching, listening or plugging into U.S. Presidential Inauguration.

Wow!

As the clock was striking noon in Washington, the social media movement that the Obama team had built under Change.gov was being integrated into a new Whitehouse.gov.   The AP notes that the site has retained some of the historical info and navigation features from former President Bush’s era, but there are major upgrades, including a blog and pages outlining the Obama administration’s goals and policies. In the first blog post, White House director of new media Macon Phillips explains some of the ways the administration will use the site to communicate, noting that video and photos from the inauguration, and Obama’s first days in office will be posted soon.