Visualizing Positive Vibes of the 44th Inauguration via Twitter

On Tuesday, January 20, 2009 at 12pm, Barack Obama became the 44th president of the United States of America. As we all watched Obama being sworn in front of the massive crowd, Twitter lit up with excitement worldwide. One of Flowing Data’s latest visualization projects shows us just how excited the Twittersphere was over time as Obama got sworn in by displaying the tweets worldwide that included inauguration with a “positive attitude” as the event took place. You’re literally watching millions of people broadcast positive vibes 140 characters at a time.

The map starts early Monday morning. As the day moves on more people wake and tweet at a steady rate with increasing volume as the time comes nearer. Europe gets in on some of the action when the US goes back to sleep. Tuesday morning comes in with a new beginning in the air. Then boom, it’s time, and Twitter bursts with excitement.

The moment that Twitter really starts to groove is when Obama gives his speech and is sworn in. I think that this little clip is absolutely mind-blowing.  Watch for yourself.