I got on CSPAN… sort of. The real story here is that actual major news outlets like CSPAN are covering major political events like the Democratic National Convention and showing tweets from real people in real time right on their website. If you have a Twitter account your tweet can show up right on the website.

This reinforces that the average Joe’s thoughts are becoming part of the news discovery and delivery process. It actually is becoming part of the news event. We are continually evolving into a multi-channel distribution, production and consumption world. Twitter has shown yet another valuable use case of their technology.

Is twitter becoming the next big back channel for live streaming peoples thoughts & comments at political events? It sure looks that way based on what C-Span is doing. I commend them for their transparency and bravery in this issue. Well done!

You can see the tweets as they roll live tonight during Obama’s big speech. Go Here.

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