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Iran, Twitter, and Emerging Digital Constitutions


Submitted by Jim Brown on June 16, 2009 - 8:18pm


As you have most likely heard by now, Twitter is the medium of choice for news about the Iran protests (even the U.S. State Department is relying on it). By using the Twitter hashtag (for the uninitiated, a hashtag is a way to sort tweets) #CNNFail, the Twittersphere has signaled its displeasure with a MSM that was not paying much attention to the events in Iran. Poor CNN ended up being the sacrificial lamb for all of traditional media.

 

Olive Branch


Submitted by Jim Brown on March 21, 2009 - 9:36am


In the midst of this week's AIG mess, the White House released this video as a way toward diplomacy with Iran: