Inauguration '09 Briefs: Barack Obama's team sends text message updates to inauguration crowd

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Text messages sent to crowd

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s aides sent text messages to thousands of people about crowd control, public transportation and even the weather Tuesday as he took the oath of office. Minutes after taking office and stewardship of the White House Web site, Obama started to build another list to keep people updated about his administration’s efforts.

Millions watch event online

NEW YORK — An unprecedented number of people watched the inauguration of Barack Obama on their computer screens. Akamai Technologies Inc. said 7.7 million people watched video streams carried by Akamai at the same time — a record for the company. Limelight Networks Inc. of Tempe, Ariz.

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