The Democrats are declaring the 2008 convention “The most technologically savvy event of its kind.” Not only did the party grant credentials to 120 bloggers, but they are putting the entire event up live, gavel to gavel, on the Internet in high definition streaming video at demconvention.com. The event will also be simulcast on the Internet in Spanish and there will be Web casts of “exclusive interviews and nightly convention previews.”
The Democrats have also set up demconvention.com/townhall, where anyone can submit text or video questions for “America’s Town Hall” that will be answered live from the convention floor by “elected leaders and national policy experts.”
The convention also has a partnership with YouTube that will allow convention attendees “to share their unique perspectives” by uploading photos and videos at special kiosks inside the hall at the Pepsi Center.
