➠ September 15, 2008
Using Google Street View to find the name of the place I had lunch, so I can call them up to see if I left my jacket there. Me == idiot.
Posted to Twitter at 6:18 p.m.
Current + Twitter = Hack the Debate
A little project that’s been going on here at Current Towers - During the presidential debates, we’ll be diving into Twitter and putting the *real* debate up on national TV in real(ish) time. (And who’s that handsome avatar halfway through the promo…?)
The Current TV/Twitter “Hack the Debate” promo: http://rdbgb.us/hackdebate. This is gonna be fun!
Posted to Twitter at 5:35 p.m.
Hurrah! This is finally public: Current TV will be mashing up Twitter and the presidential debates in real-time! http://rdbgb.us/5Mc
Posted to Twitter at 4:54 p.m.
Today was an interesting day to walk into a bank and open a new account. “So… Are you guys still in business?”
Posted to Twitter at 4:26 p.m.
Ahh good ol’ Tricky Dick. #current
Screenshot from the Current TV Hack the Debate promo. (Words put into my mouth by persons unknown).
Current will be screening the US presidential debates live on TV, with relevant tweets overlaid in real(-ish) time. It promises to be a hell of an experiment (not least for our broadcast team!) First debate: Friday September 26th.
Penny Arcade! - Consensus
A pretty accurate representation of the Bill Gates/Jerry Seinfeld Microsoft ads.
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