PRINT
While morning sickness in pregnant women is common, the problem…
Live streamed Royal wedding reigns on the Web
Getty Images Entertainment
Posted: 04/29/2011
NEW YORK - Prince William and Kate Middleton may have had a traditional wedding, but the Internet traffic that accompanied the ceremony was something very new for the Royal family.
Millions followed the affair in live streams on their computers, all the while commenting on social media sites. Among the many outlets webcasting the event was the Royal family itself, whose YouTube page offered live video and tweets from the prince's official residence.
Akamai Technologies Inc., which delivers about 20 percent of the world's Internet traffic, said that global page views peaked at nearly 5.4 million per minute this morning.
That was good enough for the sixth largest amount of traffic ever, but well shy of the record of 10.4 million page views per minute set during the World Cup last year.
Copyright 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
See what the newlywed royal couple is doing to celebrate their …
Photos
-
Photo Gallery: Royal Wedding photos
See a photo gallery of the royal wedding, including Kate's dress and the guests who attended the ceremony.
-
William and Kate
During their on again-off again relationship, Prince William and Kate Middleton have spent a great deal of time together.
-
UK gears up for royal wedding
Since the couple's engagement was announced in November, the UK has been buzzing about the April 2011 nuptuals.
-
Royal wedding cars, carriages prepared
Cars and carriages, some more than 100 years old, will carry the couple and the rest of the wedding party through London on the day of the wedding.
-
Middleton family photos
Catherine Elizabeth Middleton was born in 1982 and grew up in Berkshire. She met Prince William at the University of St. Andrews in 2001.
Water Cooler News
-
Royal heir birth plans revealed
Now that Kim Kardashian has had her baby, all eyes are turning to London and the impending birth of the next royal heir.
-
2 suspended pretending pencils are guns
-
NASA asking for help to find asteroids
-
Oreos now available in watermelon flavor
-
Sesame Street Muppet with dad in jail
