What do you think? Could it happen?
An opinion piece in today’s Christian Science Monitor attempts to make the case…
Twitter’s role has been unique. More so than other networks, it offers many more users the opportunity to communicate ideas, text, and media. On most other sites, only people who have accepted one another as “friends” are able to read updates. Via “hashtags” (for example, #iranelection), Twitter overcomes this barrier, allowing people interested in a particular subject to tweet and retweet messages. Additionally, through cellphone applications and SMS, Twitter proves easier to update – and harder for an oppressive regime to block – than other types of social media.
I found this interesting thread while searching for an image for this post. It is yet another example of how Iranians are using collaborative technologies to formulate their own opinions and spread information to the rest of the world.
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