Thanks to the recently launched (and now fully rolled out) New Twitter, you’ll be able to refresh your Twitter stream on the site while at the same time keeping a right-side pane open with a live video stream of the event. This type of event showcases why the two-pane system was a smart move for Twitter. And you can probably expect a lot more viewing opportunities like this in the future. “We worked with MTV to make sure the video will play live in the details pane,” a Twitter representative tells us.
Twitter says there isn’t a link for this live stream pane just yet, but says to watch the @MTV Twitter account for it.
The companies involved in the hour-long event today also worked with graphics house Stamen to make this awesome-looking Twitter tracker site. This site showcases the nearly 100,000 tweets related to the event so far. The top hashtags as of now: #myGreatestFear, #myGreatestHope, and #askForeignPolicy.
Authors: MG Siegler
As you may be aware, President Obama is holding a Town Hall event today with the help of TV networks MTV, BET, and CMT. One key to the event, which takes place at 1 PM PST, are tweets. The President will be 







