by wildcherry on Tuesday, July 7th, 2009 | Entertainment, News | 3 Comments

A huge online audience, many watching from PCs at work where TV wasn’t available, streamed the event live. That taxed the Internet’s overall performance and slowed some sites, according to Keynote Systems, a website monitoring firm.

One of the most moving moments - and there were many during the Michael Jackson memorial - came at the very end when the pop star’s daughter Paris Michael Katherine Jackson, 11, stepped up to the microphone to close the show.

“Ever since I was born, Daddy has been the best father you can ever imagine. And I just want to say I love him so much.” She then cried into Janet Jackson’s arms onstage.

The crowd also was moved when Judith Hill sings “Heal The World” click here to watch the video

The ripples were felt nationwide. It took Talia Andrews, a public relations representative in New York, up to a minute to change Web pages. “It shows how an event can really reshape the way we use the Internet.”

Millions of streams burdened the Internet as the four major TV networks, cable news outlets and social-networking services provided live coverage.

Like other major news operations, CNN.com added live-video streaming capacity. It drew 781,000 concurrent live streams at its peak, based on internal data. During the presidential inauguration, CNN set a single-day record as the Internet’s largest live-video event, with 1.3 million concurrent live streams.

MSNBC.com on Tuesday drew 510,000 concurrent live streams at its peak.

While comments about Jackson seemed to dominate Twitter, Facebook users posted 800,000 status updates on the event. (By comparison, there were 1.8 million updates with “Obama” during the inauguration.)

The social network, which teamed with ABC News, CNN, E Online and MTV to offer live streams, says its Michael Jackson page hit nearly 7 million fans, possibly making it the largest following of anyone on the Web.

The Michael Jackson Memorial Booklet is now thought to be a hot commodity, which the memorial attendees received.

This booklet is certainly something that fans will want to keep, but we have to wonder how long it will be before they start to appear on eBay. True fans will not want to part with their memorial booklet, but some might give into temptation and try to earn a quick buck.

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by bintangkecil on Monday, July 6th, 2009 | Entertainment, News | No Comments

Michael Jackson’s will has been filed in a Los Angeles court. The will, dated July 7, 2002, gives the entire estate to the Michael Jackson Family Trust and custody of all three children to his mother.
The will called for Diana Ross to be legal guardian of Jackson’s children in the event his mother could not care for them.

The documents estimated his estate at that time at more than $500 million.

Read Michael Jackson’s will below:

Download and read Michael Jackson’s will here! (PDF format)

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by bintangkecil on Thursday, July 2nd, 2009 | Entertainment, News | 3 Comments

Watch Michael Jackson Memorial Service Televised Live at MSNBC, ABC in Good Morning America, CBS at The Early Show, NBC Today, News Live Streaming and KCRW-FM (89.9).A private family service for Michael Jackson will occur Tuesday at 8 am at Forest Lawn cemetery in the Hollywood Hills.

Watch Judith Hill sings “Heal The World” @ the Memorial Service

This Michael Jackson Memorial Service event will be broadcast by all major networks and cable entertainment channels live at Staples Center in Los Angeles on July 07, 2009 at 10:00 am. This will be a record-breaking event as we honored the death of The King of Pop Michael Jackson.

Michael Jackson’s memorial service will take place Tuesday, July 7th 2009 at 10:00 AM in the Staples Center, the 20-thousand seat coliseum in downtown Los Angeles where Jackson rehearsed his show the night before he died, according to a person who has been briefed by a representative of the family.

The service will be held between 10am PST and noon PST. The Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey circus will be on standby, literally. The circus act just happens to be in town and is slated to begin their run at the Staples Center from July 8 to July 11.

11,000 free tickets to the service will be distributed to the public. Fans must register online for a lottery to win free tickets to the Michael Jackson memorial Tuesday at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Go to Michael Jackson’s Memorial Page on StaplesCenter.com for more information.

Jackson would then be buried at the picturesque Forest Lawn cemetery nestled in the Hollywood Hills above Los Angeles, reports said.

A spokesperson for the Jackson family would not comment on the reports early Thursday. On Wednesday the Jacksons had issued a statement ruling out the possibility of a poignant final farewell at the singer’s Neverland Ranch.

“Contrary to previous news reports, the Jackson family is officially stating that there will be no public or private viewing at Neverland,” it said.

The announcement disappointed fans who had flocked to Neverland after reports indicated the family was planning services at the estate for Jackson, who died after suffering an apparent cardiac arrest on June 25.

See Michael Jackson’s timeline

Here’s a video footage of Michael’s last rehearsal:

Read about MJ last rehearsal on CNN.

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