Zannel, the instant media network used by millions to share pictures, videos and text from a mobile phone or the web, has launched two online channels PoliticsBlue and PoliticsRed, dedicated to a lively political discourse from Democrat and Republican perspectives. Those who choose to “follow” PoliticsBlue or PoliticsRed will receive real-time alerts as Zannel’s citizen journalists post new video, images or text via their mobile phones.

Zannel’s unique technology allows people to post multimedia content from anywhere, which is then available on over 800 handsets models across all the major carriers. This gives citizen journalists covering the election on behalf of the Zannel’s PoliticsBlue and PoliticsRed channels unprecedented reach and the ability to better engage audiences in a real-time dialogue.

Anyone interested in joining the conversation on Zannel can text DEM to 58888 or REP to 58888 to sign up to these Zannel channels.

PoliticsBlue Channels

PoliticsRed Channels

This is the first presidential election where the mainstream press has been joined by an army of self-starting bloggers, videographers, tweeters and new media activists who have enlisted the mobile phone as the tool to quickly capture photos, short videos clips and text commentary and then instantly communicate their message to audiences in real-time.

“The ability to send videos and images in real time from a mobile phone allows Zannelers to communicate in a very powerful way to their friends or community. In politics, as in life, images and video are infinitely more powerful than text alone.” said Adam Zbar, CEO of Zannel.

Zannel makes the mobile industry’s first Instant Media Network, which allows people to instantly and visually communicate what’s happening now across mobile and the web, including all major social networks. Zannel won a Webby for Best Mobile Social Network in 2008. Located in San Francisco, Zannel is backed by USVP, Alloy, and Palomar Ventures.