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“It was impossible not to snicker a little at the notion of Al Gore creating a hip, youth-oriented cable network, and sure enough, Current TV is at first glance a punch line: MTV without the music.

But after only three weeks, Current is not a joke. It actually lives up to its billing as a slick, commercial cable network that gives its audience a voice in the programming.”

for more on The New York Times review of Current (reg required)

There’s a chance to learn more about Current and its plans for the future at Influx’s M-Squared Conference on the future of marketing to be held in San Francisco on September 27th, Current TV’s Karl Carter, VP of Marketing and Vanguard Ideas will be one of the speakers together with Howard Rhiengold (Smart Mobs) and Chris Anderson (The Long Tail).