Comments on: Inauguration 2009: Weekend of Destruction Day 4

By: The Purple Tunnel Of Doom - Undercurrents

The Purple Tunnel Of Doom - Undercurrents — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:15:39 +0000

[...] my adventure to the Inauguration went off without a hitch, the thousands of others with the purple tickets weren’t so lucky. [...]

By: madihawaris

madihawaris — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:38:05 +0000

I've chronicled the details of our very eventful journey into and out of D.C. on Tuesday, sans tickets here I heard the new President's team, used to working on Mac platforms, came and found these dated six to seven year old PCs to work on in the White House. Looks like the White House is going to see a major technology overhaul too:)

By: Patrick

Patrick — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 04:18:55 +0000

Steph- I agree about the social media, I think Obama is going to usher in a whole new way New Media and government interact.

By: stephanieinca

stephanieinca — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:32:19 +0000

I am so, so, so glad I went (I was fortunate enough to have a ticket) in spite of the cold and the crowds and everything. I'll have to watch the address again on YouTube so I can focus on it and not on my frostbitten toes, but the electric atmosphere is something that really can't be broadcast or recreated. I think this inauguration was also kind of a milestone for social media. I got about 6x my usual traffic on Inauguration Day, mostly on this post, which was linked by Wonkette, although I'm actually prouder of some of the more serious and reflective stuff.

By: madihawaris

madihawaris — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 18:58:11 +0000

We didn’t have tickets and weren’t lucky enough to get a good view (our screen was blocked by a giant tree) but despite nearing hypothermia, braving the mobs and being on our feet for twelve hours, seeing Bush’s helicopter leave the capitol airspace made it all totally worth it!