White House streams Obama press conference on Facebook

0 Comments | AFP, June, 2009

WASHINGTON (AFP) — The White House provided a live stream on Tuesday of President Barack Obama's press conference on Facebook allowing users to give instant feedback on his remarks about Iran, health care other topics.

Hundreds of Facebook members from around the world posted their comments on a message board next to a video of the news conference while it was being shown live by the White House at apps.facebook.com/whitehouselive.

Viewers from more than a dozen countries were among those making remarks including Facebook users whose profiles identified them as being in Austria, Belgium, Britain, Canada, Chile, France, India, Iran, Greece, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Nicaragua, the Philippines and Singapore among others.

"Can't believe I'm watching him live!!!"...

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