Attendees and viewers of President Barack Obama's Inauguration Ceremony sent 1.1 million tweets between 11:27 a.m. ET and 12:34 a.m. ET, according to Twitter.
The most tweeted-about moment? Obama's line saying that "we cannot mistake absolutism for principle. . .," which drew 27,795 tweets per minute. The beginning of Obama's address hit 24,760 tweets per minute and Obama's first appearance hit 14,062 tweets per minute.
Peak #Inaug2013 Moment: "We cannot mistake absolutism for principle...name calling as a substitute for debate." — 27,795 Tweets per minute.— Twitter Government (@gov) January 21, 2013
We cannot mistake absolutism for principle, or substitute spectacle for politics, or treat name-calling as reasoned debate.— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) January 21, 2013
The 1.1 million Inauguration tweets don't come close to beating the Twitter politics record of 20 million set on election night last November. However, the 2013 Inauguration certainly trounced the 2009 Inauguration, when only 82,392 tweets were sent and Obama's swearing-in hit a mere 3,210 tweets per minute.
That difference certainly speaks to Twitter's growth in popularity over the last four years. What did you tweet about during the inauguration? Share in the comments.