Comments on: Current.tv: User-Generated Television Content Part 1 of 2 http://badassideas.com/currenttv-user-generated-television-content-part-1-of-2/ Thu, 03 Jun 2010 08:54:37 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: samantha http://badassideas.com/currenttv-user-generated-television-content-part-1-of-2/comment-page-1/#comment-31 samantha Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:03:35 +0000 http://www.badassideas.com/blog/?p=107#comment-31 Many people are quick to think that current.tv must be biased because of Al Gore's strong stake in the network, however I have found it to have fair balance of perspectives. On -air when they feature Pods with strong opinions they usually follow them with a call for different perspectives on the subject matter. According to Wikipedia "The new network would not have political leanings, Gore said, but would serve as an "independent voice" for a target audience of people between 18 and 34 "who want to learn about the world in a voice they recognize and a view they recognize as their own." Other reports said that Gore hoped that the channel would help change the tide of "consolidation and conglomeratization" of the media by leading the change to "democratization."" Many people are quick to think that current.tv must be biased because of Al Gore’s strong stake in the network, however I have found it to have fair balance of perspectives. On -air when they feature Pods with strong opinions they usually follow them with a call for different perspectives on the subject matter. According to Wikipedia

“The new network would not have political leanings, Gore said, but would serve as an “independent voice” for a target audience of people between 18 and 34 “who want to learn about the world in a voice they recognize and a view they recognize as their own.” Other reports said that Gore hoped that the channel would help change the tide of “consolidation and conglomeratization” of the media by leading the change to “democratization.”"

]]> By: Justin Thorp http://badassideas.com/currenttv-user-generated-television-content-part-1-of-2/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Justin Thorp Thu, 30 Aug 2007 14:00:57 +0000 http://www.badassideas.com/blog/?p=107#comment-30 You know I never really took current.tv seriously. I always figured it was one of Al Gore's post-political misadventures. I'll have to check it out. I'm still up in the air if I'm going to get cable in my new apartment or not. If I do, I'll have to see if they get current.tv You know I never really took current.tv seriously. I always figured it was one of Al Gore’s post-political misadventures. I’ll have to check it out.

I’m still up in the air if I’m going to get cable in my new apartment or not. If I do, I’ll have to see if they get current.tv

]]> By: Robbie Thompson http://badassideas.com/currenttv-user-generated-television-content-part-1-of-2/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Robbie Thompson Wed, 29 Aug 2007 08:15:57 +0000 http://www.badassideas.com/blog/?p=107#comment-29 Samantha, you've got to throw in "Joe Does" (http://www.current.tv/joe) and "Supernews" (http://www.current.tv/supernews) as well for good measure. These two are classics: "Joe Gets Drafted" - (http://www.current.tv/pods/joegets/PD04620) "The 'Oval' Office" - (http://www.current.tv/pods/supernews/PD05741) Samantha, you’ve got to throw in “Joe Does” (http://www.current.tv/joe) and “Supernews” (http://www.current.tv/supernews) as well for good measure.

These two are classics:

“Joe Gets Drafted” – (http://www.current.tv/pods/joegets/PD04620)

“The ‘Oval’ Office” – (http://www.current.tv/pods/supernews/PD05741)

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