Watch the Times Square New Year’s Ball Drop Via Facebook

Eric Eldon•Dec 31st, 2009

Applications, Business, Connect, Facebook

If you’re a Facebook user looking for a place to watch New York’s Time Square ball drop this New Year’s Eve, check out the live video webcast on TimeSquareNYC.org, and Livestream.com/2010, and Facebook.com/TimesSquareNYC, and in the embedded video below.

Facebook’s live-streaming widget is live on these sites, so you can chat with your friends — or everyone — while you count down. Bigger picture, this is another example of the the live-streaming chat feature being live on a major media site; among many past examples, it was also available on CNN’s coverage of President Barack Obama’s inauguration and Michael Jackson’s funeral.

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Watch The Ball Drop In Time Square | SJR says:
December 31st, 2009 at 7:05 pm
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December 31st, 2009 at 10:33 pm
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December 31st, 2009 at 11:09 pm
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