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By now, you've probably heard that the Obama Inauguration will be live on Joost tomorrow. And since we're getting down to the last couple of hours, we wanted to give you all the details.

In the U.S., we will be showing the Inauguration through our partnership with CBS. Our U.S. coverage will begin at approximately 9:30 a.m. EST, and will last until about 10:30 p.m. EST (all times Eastern in this paragraph). There may be some breaks in the coverage from 5 p.m. until 6:30 p.m., and then from 7:30 p.m. until 9 p.m. - but the CBS.com producers are going to try to show some of the action around D.C. that you won't see on TV during those breaks. And don't miss the broadcasts at 6:30 and the prime-time special with Katie Couric at 9 p.m. (and her web-only show which begins at 10 p.m.)

In the rest of the world, coverage will begin at 16.00 GMT and will last until approximately 20.30 GMT. This will be continuous coverage of the inauguration - after 18.00 GMT, the coverage will go in and out of the festivities and parade until the end of the broadcast.

Also - and this is very exciting for us - we'll have a live chat powered by Meebo during the inauguration - so you'll be able to share your thoughts about tomorrow's events in real time, as you watch the inauguration. You'll see the chat tomorrow when you go to the Obama Inauguration Live page - all you have to do to participate in the conversation is start typing. There will be Joost moderators in the chat (you can recognize them by the "Joost Staff" after their names - so feel free to ask us any questions you have. It's the first time we're doing chat in the web browser, so there may be some kinks - but thanks for your patience!

That's just about it from our inauguration headquarters (which are spread across three countries). Look forward to chatting with you tomorrow.