Current's Guide to the Inauguration
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+ Live streaming on Current: since the ceremony will be taking place 11:30am EST on Tuesday morning (with repeats at 5:30pm EST and 10:30pm EST), this means the live broadcast will be taking place in the middle of the day (and at 8:30am in PST). So, we are going to be streaming the whole thing on Current.com. We've already heard others with plans to pick up bagels and have a viewing party in their PJs, so why not do the same? Head to http://current.com/44 to check out the whole event.
+ Twitter: We've once again teamed up with Twitter to give everyone a chance to weigh in on the event from the comfort of their laptop or mobile phone. If you're not yet familiar with Twitter, I'll post a quick explainer video from our own Brett Erlich (@bretterlich) below in the comments. If you haven't signed up, jump in now, or just plan to text message your thoughts to 40404 tomorrow during the event. Here is a short list of hashtags to use to get your tweets better positioned to air on TV:
-- #current: This is like the "Hey Current, look at me" hashtag du jour. If you have something interesting to report, or you just want to chime in, use #current in your tweet to get it on our radar.
-- #inaug09: NPR started this one up, and Andy Carvin (@acarvin) got us hooked. Simply put, this one is too good to ignore. We'll be monitoring the stream of tweets coming in with #inaug09, and pulling some of these to air as well. So, it couldn't hurt to pop this one into your tweet as well if you have some extra characters to spare.
-- #dcalerts: The good folks over at The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) have put this little gem of a hashtag together with a twist. They are asking anyone in the Washington D.C. area tomorrow to use #dcalert to send updates regarding traffic conditions and the overall vibe of the crowd as the ceremony progresses. If you happen to be in the mall, headed to the mall, or trying to escape from the mall, tag your adventures with #dcalerts for others to follow along. We'll be pulling updates from here as well, so keep it handy.
And that's it! Everything you need to know for a very social media enhanced Inauguration Day. We hope you'll join us, and as always send us feedback about the whole thing.
Best,
Mario
Online Community Team
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arcticspirit
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That's funny. France!
- 3 years ago
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arcticspirit
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smurph25
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At least France24 (Global news channel based in France) mentioned you guys, the link above has the video...
- 3 years ago
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smurph25
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dabne
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How about we all just go to work and let the man get on with his job. Do we really have to lay around with donuts in our PJ's and twitter each other? The Founding Fathers would vomit at all this. I don't think they ever imagined Americans laying around in their PJ's eating donuts and twittering about the inauguration on a work day.
It's a simple inauguration, it's happened for over 200 years. What are we celebrating? Race? Democrats? The media has turned this into a coronation. This obsession in not American. He is a simple man like all those who came before him. He is our incoming president, nothing more. In four to eight years he will step aside, like all before him. Again, what are we celebrating?
- 3 years ago
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dabne
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mario_a
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A short explanation of Twitter, courtesy of Brett Erlich (@bretterlich)
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mario_a
