Is this how we tell the world what we watch?

I’ve been watching this live for the past 30 minutes. Living in Hong Kong, this is one of the few ways I can stay on top of what happens. But this fascinates me. What fascinates me isn’t the potential conversation through Facebook. People rarely use their status as conversation items with stranger and looking at the postings, people are not generating dialogue. However they are using demonstrating to their friends through Facebook that they care about the country. Strangely this can also cause people to express their political views to their friends, a topic usual taboo for friendly dialogue.

I commend CNN for doing this and it seems interesting. But I wonder if this is the way to make TV interactive. However for networks, I think this is a good way to promote what shows are being watched through interactivity. Letting my friends know I still care about the country but watching CNN is a great way for media to piggy back on people’s desire to express. But this is the surface of what interactivity can be.

“Tweeting” or status updates are only the beginning. I’m hoping someone will come up with an even more creative idea. Maybe someone will come up with a game. Maybe a community game about using the stimulus, or balancing the budget. That would be more interactive than just a status update.