CNET's take on the Current + Twitter = Hack the Debate announcement. They have some questions, like this below:
"Current has not said how the tweets will be selected for on-air display, but it's likely that they will be hand-picked to provide a range of perspectives and serious commentary. So expect more about the candidates' differing views on the economy...and less about vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's hair."
We're expecting to be flooded with tweets during the debates, and the space provided to display tweets on TV will be somewhat limited. So, we will be filtering for the obvious stuff (hate speech, death threats, anything that violates broadcast standards, etc.), but we will also be pulling primarily from tweets that include the #current hashtag and really stand out.
Since time will be a factor, if we get flooded with "Hey Mom, I'm on TV #current", or "Palin is a GILF #current"-type tweets we will likely adjust to keep things fresh. When you get flooded by someone tweeting inappropriately on Twitter, you simply un-follow them, but when watching our broadcast viewers won't have that ability. So we will help out in that regard.
We are also working on a few ways to display things in different ways, just to keep it interesting. Not every tweet can make it to the screen, but we will try to cram as many in as possible within the time allotted.
Be sure to keep your eye on the Hack the Debate page for updates: http://current.com/debate
Mario
Online Community Team
"Current has not said how the tweets will be selected for on-air display, but it's likely that they will be hand-picked to provide a range of perspectives and serious commentary. So expect more about the candidates' differing views on the economy...and less about vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's hair."
We're expecting to be flooded with tweets during the debates, and the space provided to display tweets on TV will be somewhat limited. So, we will be filtering for the obvious stuff (hate speech, death threats, anything that violates broadcast standards, etc.), but we will also be pulling primarily from tweets that include the #current hashtag and really stand out.
Since time will be a factor, if we get flooded with "Hey Mom, I'm on TV #current", or "Palin is a GILF #current"-type tweets we will likely adjust to keep things fresh. When you get flooded by someone tweeting inappropriately on Twitter, you simply un-follow them, but when watching our broadcast viewers won't have that ability. So we will help out in that regard.
We are also working on a few ways to display things in different ways, just to keep it interesting. Not every tweet can make it to the screen, but we will try to cram as many in as possible within the time allotted.
Be sure to keep your eye on the Hack the Debate page for updates: http://current.com/debate
Mario
Online Community Team
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