The Twittered Election
I’ve just added an RSS feed showing the last 5 tweets that match the search terms Obama OR Biden Or McCain Or Palin. These tweets are rolling out at an amazing rate, so fast that the RSS feed is delayed quite a bit. I suggest heading over to http://election.twitter.com/ to watch in near-real-time. It’s mesmerizing. I suppose twitter folk are more techno-literate and therefore I also assume they tend to be more liberal as most of the tweets are PrObama. The other side is represented by a lot of hate, and a lot of spammers. What a hoot, or is that tweet?
Tonight you can even comment live on the debate, via Twitter:
How to PARTICIPATE:
- 1. Tune in on October 7th at 9pm EST/ 6pm PST for the Live Presidential Debate. Find Current TV on your local cable/satellite provider or come here to watch the live stream of our broadcast.
- 2. Make sure you’ve registered with Twitter to participate.
- 3. During the debates, chime in by including “#current” in your tweet. Example:
“This discussion about universal healthcare makes me want to pop some pills! #current” - 4. We won’t be able to air every single tweet on TV, but you can see all of the #current tweets by searching #current on Twitter search.
- 5. If you have any questions about participating, send us a tweet @current.
