Live Earth Internet[s] Streaming Sets Record
by Pamela LeaveyReuters reports that Microsoft Corp’s Web portal MSN said today that LIVE EARTH’s internet[s] streaming “broke a record for an online entertainment show by generating more than 9 million Internet streams.”
As the last two of the nine Live Earth concerts got underway, MSN product manager Karin Muskopf said the number of streams had surpassed the previous record held by 2005’s Live 8 global concerts to fight poverty.
“We have exceeded any other online entertainment event,” Muskopf said. “It’s really exciting to see the enthusiasm for the concert.”
This record breaking news comes despite the fact that wing nuts and flat-earthers are doing their best in the news and the blogosphere to call the event a bust.
Good gracious… The desperation from the wingnuts is so transparent. Live Earth was awesome. AP News reports “Live Earth’s impact heard around the world.”
In a global series of concerts featuring aboriginal dancing, imitation chimpanzee cries and a lot of reunited rock bands, musicians and celebrities called for fans to take action against global warming.
A 24-hour music extravaganza stretching from Sydney, Australia, to New Jersey wrapped up Saturday at Giants Stadium with a performance by the newly reunited Police after a series of concerts spanning seven continents and showcasing more than 100 musical acts.
The concerts, with shows in London, Sydney, Tokyo, Kyoto, Shanghai, Hamburg, Johannesburg, Rio de Janeiro, were designed to raise awareness about global warming. Organizers described it as the biggest musical event ever staged, even larger than Live 8 or Live Aid.
Here’s a few YouTube clips from around the Globe…
Pink Flyod performs The Wall in N.Y.:
Metallica performs Enter Sandman in London (looks like London was rocking to me):
The Police perform Driven To Tears in N.Y.:
And Bon Jovi performs Wanted Dead Or Alive in N.Y.:
Oh and lest I forget, Andrew Sullivan is “allergic to self-righteous pop-stars” but he think Madonna still rocks. Check out the clip on his blog.
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