Debates on Current
(As posted on Fireberry)
I heard about the Obama / McCain debate the day of. I didn't know when the debate was to occur, however I became excited to know I didn't miss it.
I was fortunate enough to find the scheduling for the debates. I was an hour early which allowed me to surf around both the web and twitter. During that time, I was able to locate the website Current which tracked the debate about to occur. However, Current was combining with Twitter to give people the chance to
participate with thousands of others. People were able to comment into the debates and respond
to others who left comments as well on the website. People could do this mainly through the Election section of Twitter.
When the debates started, I was able to hop into this election channel setup by Twitter, and relay the comments through Current with the #current marking. Through the channel, people left comments and others were able to leave comments or reply. These in turn started threads which turned into mini-conversations which I think took full advantage of the Internet. The power of Twitter, being a micro blog, allowed people to express their ideas, thoughts and speech widely for everyone to share. Current combined Twitter and the debates into one channel, and in turn allowed people to come together for the same cause. I think this idea is a great idea since people can express themselves in a public forum where-as the technology did not exist years ago.
I am glad this idea has been implimented. For once, I felt I was on the same level as everyone else out there. The idea of commenting while watching the debates and seeing what everyone had to say just left me thinking that these debates were so much more than the whole of the primary men participating in it. Those who tap it's power for the new social media will be able to participate in a world that is greater than any one man who may indeed become the President of the USA.
(on a short note, Al Gore didn't know about Twitter until the day of the debates. He should be joining soon since he's greatly impressed at the technology and power behind Twitter).
I heard about the Obama / McCain debate the day of. I didn't know when the debate was to occur, however I became excited to know I didn't miss it.
I was fortunate enough to find the scheduling for the debates. I was an hour early which allowed me to surf around both the web and twitter. During that time, I was able to locate the website Current which tracked the debate about to occur. However, Current was combining with Twitter to give people the chance to
participate with thousands of others. People were able to comment into the debates and respond
to others who left comments as well on the website. People could do this mainly through the Election section of Twitter.
When the debates started, I was able to hop into this election channel setup by Twitter, and relay the comments through Current with the #current marking. Through the channel, people left comments and others were able to leave comments or reply. These in turn started threads which turned into mini-conversations which I think took full advantage of the Internet. The power of Twitter, being a micro blog, allowed people to express their ideas, thoughts and speech widely for everyone to share. Current combined Twitter and the debates into one channel, and in turn allowed people to come together for the same cause. I think this idea is a great idea since people can express themselves in a public forum where-as the technology did not exist years ago.
I am glad this idea has been implimented. For once, I felt I was on the same level as everyone else out there. The idea of commenting while watching the debates and seeing what everyone had to say just left me thinking that these debates were so much more than the whole of the primary men participating in it. Those who tap it's power for the new social media will be able to participate in a world that is greater than any one man who may indeed become the President of the USA.
(on a short note, Al Gore didn't know about Twitter until the day of the debates. He should be joining soon since he's greatly impressed at the technology and power behind Twitter).