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It was a warm Thursday night on 10-22-09. lol Seriously, for those that didn't know, me and my man Professir X go to political and community events to cover them for a TV program we produce for Public Access. At the same time we contribute footage and photos to CNN for them to use in news stories and such.

This particular night was geared to the unveiling of CNN's new website, and as contributors, we were invited to participate. We enjoyed a great presentation and an after party and of course I had to share this with everybody.

CNN has made some excellent changes to their website which changes the user interface to make it easy to take in all the content they have to offer (ours included). One of the stand out things for me was the integration of content TED. Those unfamiliar with this site should check it out because it offers presentations from some of the most prominent minds in the world on topics ranging from science to entertainment.

Other notable additions include the partnering with facebook and the partnership with Oprah Winfrey's book club which will be airing on the site shortly.

News outlets will have to fall in line and follow CNN's lead if they want to do well, and I'm glad I was there to witness the future.

Thanks to everyone at CNN for their hospitality, particularly April Andrews who was a sweetheart and took good care of us.