For President Obama’s 100th day in office, the MIT SENSEable City Lab has created visualizations of mobile phone call activity on Inaugaration Day. The City visualization illustrates the emotional flow of the Presidential Inauguration in Washington, D.C.

The World reveals the international nature of Inauguration Day. It represents the variation in call activity among US States and foreign countries as flows of people traveling to Washington, D.C. to celebrate President Obama, and then departing the capital to go back home. The event is truly international with people present from 138 countries, totaling over half of all the countries in the world. Among the foreign countries, the main international callers are from Canada, Great Britain, France, and Puerto Rico, which register a five-fold increase in call activity. In the U.S., the top calling states are also the country’s most populous: California, Florida, New York, and Texas. Notably, Georgia also figures in the list of top five callers on Inauguration Day, even though it ranks ninth in U.S. population.

Watch the visualizations after the jump. 

Still confused on who has the legal rights to the original photo that is the platform for Shepard Fairey’s “Hope” image? Well, we’re as confused as you might be. It’s days like this where we should be grateful for a man like Stephen Colbert. He gives us the rundown on the matter and brings in experts to help him sort it out. 

See the video after the jump.  

The Historic Front Pages is a compilation of newspapers “from nomination to inauguration” of our nation’s 44th President Barack Obama, created by David Elliot Cohen and Mark Greenberg. It’s the only book to feature five historic speeches as well as front pages of the three significant moments: when Obama won the Democratic nomination; when he became the first African-American elected president; and when he was sworn in.

Here’s what B&N have to say about the book:

Now, everyone can own a piece of history, thanks to this gorgeous commemorative album of front pages that capture Barack Obama’s extraordinary journey to the White House. Featuring newspapers both domestic and foreign, and depicting all the landmarks in this groundbreaking campaign—including the inauguration—Obama is a stunning keepsake for all who experienced this remarkable moment…and future generations, too.

More images after the jump. 

I know the election season is over and the Obama hype is trickling down but Paste Magazine’s Obamicon.Me application really intrigued me so I thought I’d share. Now, you can make your own “Obamicon” — your image in a style inspired by Shepard Fairey’s iconic poster. You can even add a message to really sound off.

Give it a shot.

CNN’s been ahead of the curve in showing off some great reporting technology. They just unveiled ‘The Moment,’ a collection of reader-submitted photos mashed into a pseudo-3D space with Microsoft’s Photosynth technology. Head to CNN to check it out.

C.F. Payne’s portrait of Barack Obama for TIME Magazine sums up the importance of today’s inauguration. This portrait of our nation’s 44th President has all the hope of the nation in it.

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As I sit here and watch the inauguration take place (Barack Hussain Obama just took the oath to become this nation’s 44th President), I can’t help but to become overwhelmed with emotion. The image above tells the whole story.

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