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If you're not going to be in a bar somewhere playing Palin Bingo, and you want to watch the debate online, here are a few options:

CNN Live -- CNN will stream the debate online live. David All, a Republican technology consultant, and Time's Ana Marie Cox will discuss the debate online between 8-11 pm East Coast time.

All jokes that the experience will be like watching "Mystery Science Theater 3000." Hmmm, that's just what we need.

MySpace will also stream the debate online at MyDebates.org. Conveniently, you can also register to vote at the same time. Since voter registration deadlines are looming, it might be a good place for you to stop off if you haven't already filled out the form and mailed it in.

MSNBC will also stream the debate live (you can watch below,) as will Current TV. Current TV has used Adobe to embed tweets into its broadcast. They tested the system last Friday.

If you want a global perspective on the debate, check out Livestation, a company that's based in London. They've partnered with Al Jazeera to bring viewers an online video stream with a chatroom. The drawback to this particular option is that you have to download a Livestation player. 

Meanwhile, The Huffington Post's OffTheBus citizen-driven reporting project is asking its readers to write in with their local media pundits' reactions to the debate.

If enough people report in on a timely manner, it could make for a refreshingly different perspective on how things went -- or not. It'll be an experiment worth watching.

If you're going to be out at a debate party somewhere this evening, and have a camera with you, I'd love to receive as many pictures as you can send of people's reactions to the debate, and be able to post them up here. They may not be terribly exciting, but then again, they may. Will people double up laughing at a gaffe? Will they hold their heads in anguish at an idiotic response? I'm curious. Please send anything you might have to stirland at gmail dot com. 

See Also:

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