U.S. Government Asks Twitter to Stay Up for #IranElection
mashable.com — A short while from now, Twitter will go down for maintenance due to extraordinary circumstances: The #IranElection Controversy. Originally scheduled to perform maintenance last night, the work was moved to 2 PM PT today so that Iranians could tweet about the crisis. (Submitted by domfosnz) More...
A Nobel Peace Prize for Twitter?
csmonitor.com — The free social-messaging utility uniquely documented and personalized the story of hope, heroism, and horror in Iran. Twitter..became the assignment desk, the reporter, and the producer. And, because of this, Twitter and its creators are worthy of being considered for the Nobel Peace Prize. (Submitted by redwolfwalker) More...
Washington Post: Twitter a Big Player In Iran's Drama
washingtonpost.com — The State Department asked social-networking site Twitter to delay scheduled maintenance earlier this week to avoid disrupting communications among tech-savvy Iranian citizens as they took to the streets to protest Friday's reelection of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. (Submitted by TheEngineer2008) More...
How To Run A Protest Without Twitter
globalpost.com — This year's web wunderkind, Twitter, has been credited as a force in organizing protesters in Thailand, Moldova and, now, Iran. But in Iran, the government has clamped down on the mobile network and put up Internet firewalls, leaving us to wonder how opposition leaders are getting the word out — which they seem to be doing, as reports trickle.. (Submitted by upick) More...
Chief Twit on Iran- "I Never Intended Twitter To Be Useful"
theonion.com — Speaks for itself. (Submitted by AirRaven) More...
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