Taking It To The Tweets

In another Web 2.0 showdown, the presidential campaigns are engaging in a debate Twitter style. The " face-off on Twitter sponsored by the Personal Democracy Forum" started on Friday and is expected to last at least until Tuesday night with the end of the organizations annual conference. The Obama camp will be represented by Mike Nelson a former Clinton Whitehouse staffer while McCain's campaign is represented by Liz Mair, communications director for the Republican National Committee. Time Magazine blogger Anna Marie Cox will moderate. Let's hope Twitter is up to the challenge! With all of Twitter's issues of late, you have to wonder whether or not this was a good move or simply one that they fealt could not be passed upon?

YouTube and CNN tag team to ask the hard questions

Last week I blogged about the CBC and Facebook teaming up to ask Canadians about their pressing concerns for the future, now comes the story of CNN and YouTube banding together to solicit the voters questions for the presidential hopefuls. YouTube is providing the platform for everyday Americans to record and post their questions to the candidates, CNN will screen the submissions and pose the best ones. The first of several live debate occurs in Charleston, on July 23rd, and if your question is chosen, you may get the opportunity to watch it live and provide commentary for CNN. Another example of big media jumping on the social networking bandwagon.