San Bruno, Calif. - The first live-streaming event offered by Google's (NASD: GOOG) YouTube over the weekend -- YouTube Live -- was watched by about 700,000 concurrent viewers at its peak, TechCrunch reported, citing Akamai data. The event featured a mix of both top-selling artists, like Akon and Will.i.am, and YouTube stars like Soulja Boy and Esmee Denters.

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