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Probably just a conspiracy theory…. I don't know anything about the source or allegations – and would hate for anyone to simply believe what's said and insinuated here – but it's an interesting post and, rightly, points out the fact that most of us know little about the people who claim to be tweeting from Iran, even if a large number of them are probably legitimate.
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At the moment I think what is happening in Iran is very interesting. It confirms that social media is not just apolitical fluff and chasing around Ashton Kutcher, but may have a political significance at certain moments. At the same time, I am quite glad that there are “journos as hard men of the streets” like John Simpson, who are employed by places like the BBC, and who have a very clear understanding of how to cover events like those currently happening in places like Teheran.
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In the wake of developments in what’s happening in Iran following elections there last week – continuing violent street protests and the Iranian government muzzling the foreign media – this announcement by Twitter yesterday about its delaying a critical maintenance task takes on greater significance than it otherwise would have done.
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Primarily, we provide a forecast for broadband penetration and growth in online video viewers. By 2012, for instance, In-Stat forecasts that 90% of US households will have access to broadband, with 94% of these individuals watching online video—this is up from an estimated 77.8% of broadband users in 2008 watching online video.
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This report is a narrative case study that examines the role of the Internet and mobile phones during Ukraine's 2004 Orange Revolution. The first section describes the online citizen journalists who reported many stories left untouched by self censored mainstream journalists. The second section investigates the use of digital networked technologies by pro-democracy organizers.
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"For personal use, Twitter is becoming the new RSS because the links are typically coming from trusted sources, i.e. your friends, or in the case of corporations, they're companies that WANT to follow…"
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I'm not sure where he's come up with some of the assumptions he makes about the secret services in Iran watching Twitter, etc – they must be, but I've not seen any evidence of this – but the advise is very good common sense stuff that most people wouldn't think of. Worth a look.
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Political blogs are a highly important outlet in Iran, where freedom of speech remains but a dream and where the traditional media must toe the Islamic regime’s line. People who criticise or question the regime in public often find themselves in trouble, so many – from reformists to hardliners and clerics – let off steam anonymously online.
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In the aftermath of the Iranian elections, many people are mixing their headline news with a healthy dose of citizen journalism. The BBC interviews some of the people sharing online…
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Where to find images, video and tweets from Iran – from BBC News
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