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Current + Twitter = Hack The Debate
September 15th, 2008 by (jeff)isageek


Current has announced that while the presidental debates are going on before the election our tweets from twitter will be streaming as Obama and McCain face off. They are calling it “Hack The Debate”.

Current is partnering with Twitter to give your feedback and voice a home — on TV as the various candidates debate. There will be four debates total, and we’ll be broadcasting them live on Current TV as well as live streaming them on Current.com.

The first debate is Sept 26th and the twitter stream during the debate will be on the channel itself as well as on current.com

I for one look forward to seeing how this little thing will work….will it be the greatest thing ever? probably not…but I think its a great way of using technology to let people share their voice…but with that said I am sure there will be some tweets that do not make the broadcast.

What are your thought on this idea? Let everyone know…lets discuss.

[story on Yahoo!]




  • Thanks for the post jeff(isageek)!

    Not to jump too far ahead of things, but this Twitter/Current debate initiative is just the tip of the iceberg for Current. We hope the four debates go well, but if it opens the doors for voices to be heard and discussion to take place, then well we will feel like we accomplished what we set out to do.

    Hope everyone else finds it as interesting as we do, and keep on the look out for the next evolution of our plan.

    Mario
    Online Community Team
    Current.com
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