Google Current
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Google Current is a brief, once every half hour, television program on the channel Current TV
. Selected episodes are also available on the Internet. The series tracks not necessarily what the news is, but what people are searching for on Google
.
Each episode has a one or two word title, based on one of the websites or search terms highlighted. The top-of-the-hour segments use live hosts, while the middle-of-the-hour segments are presented with text, graphics and music. The hosted segments focus on searches (which may or may not be related) that have recently seen increased popularity. Meanwhile, the segments at half past the hour look at the top five searches featuring a certain word; for example, the top five "twins" searches included the Olsen twins and the Minnesota Twins
.
The show was hosted by Conor Knighton
and Kinga Philipps
and featured Brett Erlich
, Dave Hill
, Eric Ledgin, and Stephen Schneider
. Guest hosts included Johnny Bell, Nzinga Blake
, and Kendis Gibson
. On the UK version of Current TV the main host is Graeme Smith
.
As of July 10 2007 the hosted segments of Google Current in the US no longer air. The same staff now produces infoMania
on Current TV
. The UK continued to run its own version which was filmed daily in London
until the end of 2008.
Now Google Current updates are presenter free rundowns of the most searched for items on Google.
Current TV
Current TV, or Current, is a media company led by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and businessman Joel Hyatt. Comcast owns a ten percent stake of Current's parent company, Current Media LLC....
. Selected episodes are also available on the Internet. The series tracks not necessarily what the news is, but what people are searching for on Google
Google
Google Inc. is an American multinational public corporation invested in Internet search, cloud computing, and advertising technologies. Google hosts and develops a number of Internet-based services and products, and generates profit primarily from advertising through its AdWords program...
.
Each episode has a one or two word title, based on one of the websites or search terms highlighted. The top-of-the-hour segments use live hosts, while the middle-of-the-hour segments are presented with text, graphics and music. The hosted segments focus on searches (which may or may not be related) that have recently seen increased popularity. Meanwhile, the segments at half past the hour look at the top five searches featuring a certain word; for example, the top five "twins" searches included the Olsen twins and the Minnesota Twins
Minnesota Twins
The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The team is named after the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. They played in Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 and the...
.
The show was hosted by Conor Knighton
Conor Knighton
Conor Knighton is an American actor, host, and television producer. He was the host and executive producer of infoMania on Current TV. He left the show at the end of 2010....
and Kinga Philipps
Kinga Philipps
Kinga Philipps is a Polish-American actress and TV host. She has hosted for a variety of networks including: USA, AMC, Food Network, Current TV, Fox Sports and SyFy....
and featured Brett Erlich
Brett Erlich
Brett Erlich was a writer, producer, and host of infoMania, a comedic news show on the cable station Current TV, created by The Daily Show with Jon Stewart creator Madeline Smithberg and executive produced by David Nickoll...
, Dave Hill
Dave Hill
Dave Hill is an English musician, who is the lead guitarist and backing vocalist in the English glam rock group, Slade. The music journalist, Stuart Maconie, commented "he usually wore a jumpsuit made of the foil that you baste your turkeys in and platforms of oil-rig-derrick height...
, Eric Ledgin, and Stephen Schneider
Stephen Schneider
Stephen Henry Schneider was Professor of Environmental Biology and Global Change at Stanford University, a Co-Director at the Center for Environment Science and Policy of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and a Senior Fellow in the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment...
. Guest hosts included Johnny Bell, Nzinga Blake
Nzinga Blake
Nzinga Blake is an American / Sierra Leonean actress, writer and currently the host of Culture Click, which appears on Saturday mornings on most ABC stations. Blake was a host on Current TV and starred on the TV series Fridays on Cartoon Network, as well as in national television commercials for...
, and Kendis Gibson
Kendis Gibson
Kendis Gibson is currently a weekend anchor and reporter at WJLA-TV in Washington, D.C.-Education:Gibson received a Bachelors of Arts in Political Science from the State University of New York at Oswego.-Career:...
. On the UK version of Current TV the main host is Graeme Smith
Graeme Smith (Radio DJ and TV Presenter)
Graeme Smith is a British broadcaster born in Liverpool, England. He is currently employed by Bauer Radio.He currently co-hosts the breakfast show on 97.4 Rock FM based in Lancashire, a pre recorded Saturday mid morning show on Rock FM, a Sunday mid morning slot on Key 103 in Manchester and a...
.
As of July 10 2007 the hosted segments of Google Current in the US no longer air. The same staff now produces infoMania
Infomania (TV Series)
infoMania was an American half-hour weekly satirical news-show on the Current TV television network. The program was initially hosted by Conor Knighton and later Brett Erlich, with features by Ben Hoffman, Sergio Cilli, Bryan Safi, Erin Gibson, and Ellen Fox.-History:The program's executive...
on Current TV
Current TV
Current TV, or Current, is a media company led by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and businessman Joel Hyatt. Comcast owns a ten percent stake of Current's parent company, Current Media LLC....
. The UK continued to run its own version which was filmed daily in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
until the end of 2008.
Now Google Current updates are presenter free rundowns of the most searched for items on Google.