Sure, CNN and Facebook have teamed up before for the historic inauguration of US President Barack Obama, but as I previously blogged, the online coverage of the Michael Jackson memorial is expected to become the biggest Web event in history.
If you want to take part in this online event, head on over to CNN.com/Live. If you’re on Facebook, you can already RSVP for the event. The Facebook/CNN event will start at midnight ET in the US.
Thousands of Michael Jackson fans will converge at the Staples Center in Los Angeles for the public memorial service on Tuesday morning, July 7 in the US, even as millions around the world are expected to watch the live video stream from different media outlets. News of Jackson’s death slowed down the Web, but the public memorial will be the real acid test as it’s expected to be the biggest Web event in history.
As I previously blogged, the Cebu dancing inmates became an instant Internet sensation in 2007 with their Thriller viral video. Here’s their tribute to the King of Pop.
In 2007, these inmates of a maximum security prison in the Philippine province of Cebu became an instant Internet sensation with the viral video of them dancing to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller”. “Thriller”, which as of this writing has generated over 23 million views on YouTube, was such a hit that it received mainstream coverage in the Philippines and abroad, even landing in the pages of Time magazine as one of the Top 10 Viral Videos of the year.
Now, the latest footage of the inmates of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center is online, as over a thousand prisoners dance in unison to the song “Jai Ho” from the movie “Slumdog Millionaire”.
