Internet “Inventor” Co-Owns #current?!

Recently, I wrote about the #current hashtag on Twitter, and the Hack the Debate project, (here). I have since been following the #current hashtags on the debates, but did not know this, as reported by Capital Gig:

We haven’t seen a whole lot of former Vice President Al Gore lately. He has been relatively quiet since his 2000 presidential run and his endorsement of former Gov. Howard Dean in 2004. There was some conjecture that he might even throw his hat in the ring in 2008. During a keynote at the 2007 PRSA Conference in Philadelphia, the late host of NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Tim Russert, pointed out that since losing his bid for the presidency, Gore has won an Oscar, an Emmy and the Nobel Peace Prize, and sits on the boards of numerous corporate giants, including Google. Russert joked that the Oval Office might actually be a step down for Gore!

This cycle, it seems that the former veep has gone from counting chads to tracking tweets via the global TV network Current, which he owns with business partner Joel Hyatt. Current has been on the air since 2005 and provides a variety of short programs, or “pods,” created by users called VC2 producers, as well as longer programs produced by the network…(more)

I guess it’s no wonder that the two election headlines on the front page of Current yesterday were: 12 Major Newspapers Endorse Obama Today, and McCain/Palin Accused of Inciting Hatred.

Hack the Debate (if there is one) with #current

Updates: LGF is reporting the debate is on…Confirmed by the McCain Campain site – the Debate is on.

Currently John McCain has suspended his campaign to deal with the mortage crisis in Washington D.C.. It looks like Obama may be debating himself. We’re not sure how that’s going to work – perhaps Obama without a telepromter could debate Obama with a teleprompter? Or maybe he could bring back the Greek Columns and declare himself Ceasar Obama.

Who knows? Or perhaps McCain will change his mind before tonight. If that happens, you can join Twitter and Current, in their “Hack the Debate” event. Here’s how:

1. Tune in tonight, September 26th 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. Because of time, we won’t be able to put every tweet on air, but you can see all of the #current tweets on Twitter Search. Just search, #current.
5. If you have any questions about participating, send us a tweet @current.