Jul 28, 2004 : Mirror Image Hosting Online Exhibition

📅 July 28, 2004 - Mirror Image Internet (mirror-image.com), an adaptive network for online content, application and transaction delivery, announced on Tuesday that it has been selected as the exclusive hosting and streaming delivery provider for The Living Room Candidate: Presidential Campaign Commercials 1952-2004, an online exhibition held by the American Museum of the Moving Image.

The online exhibition, launched on July 1, presents 250 commercials dating back to 1952 and includes streaming video, historical analysis, election results and a searchable database. The site has seen a 1650 percent increase in traffic and Mirror Image has powered over 350,000 streams. Traffic statistics show that 20 percent of visitors are staying longer than 15 minutes.
"We are thrilled with the positive reception the exhibition has received so far. By leveraging the capacity of Mirror Image's global network, we have been able to successfully attract and hold the interest of our growing audience ? up to 15,000 visitors a day ? by consistently delivering reliable and efficient streams that come close to replicating the quality of the original, televised material," says Carl Goodman, the Museum's curator of digital media, director of new media projects and co-curator of The Living Room Candidate. "Additionally, our partnership with Mirror Image ensures us that as the Museum's online hosting requirements grow, Mirror Image will be able to meet our capacity needs."
The online exhibition is displayed at www.movingimage.us

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