Google Relies On Akamai To Stream YouTube Live; 700,000 Concurrent Viewers

Kind of wish I'd gone today, but the ridiculous thing was if you got tickets (which I did), they weren't guaranteed for entry. It was first come first served for getting inside. They didn't even give an indication of how overbooked it was... It ended up being a three-tier lottery.

It's awesome to see that YouTube's comment section still remains as funny as ever even when they're streaming live:

http://www.techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/youtube...

Seriously, some of the funniest things I've ever read come from the minds of YouTube-video commenters. This one's not a great example, but still...