Obama pushes Internet into overdrive
- Barack Obama, Internet, Social Networking, Twitter -
By Glenn Chapman
AFP
SAN FRANCISCO–The first US Internet president is an online sensation, triggering a tidal wave of Web traffic as he officially seized the nation’s reins on Tuesday.
Millions around the world commented, Twittered, posted and prayed as they watched Barack Obama’s inauguration live on the Internet, pinning their hopes on a new world order and era in American politics.
Akamai Technologies, which specializes in assuring that websites don’t crash under the weight of heavy online traffic, saw digital content streaming surge to record levels — more than two terabytes of data per second.
“Take a busy day for Akamai and double it, that is where you are,” said Akamai corporate communications director Jeff Young. “It was an immense online streaming day.”
