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Evolution of a Revolution: Visualizing Millions of Iran Tweets
Written by Guest Author / July 25, 2009 9:20 AM / 12 Comments

At its peak, a search for "Iran" on Twitter generated over 100,000 tweets per day and over 8,000

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Iran's Mobile SMS Up & Running; Will Twitter Start to Lose the Green Hues?
Written by Jolie O'Dell / July 2, 2009 3:08 PM / 8 Comments

According to a report today from the BBC, Iranians are able to text message one another for the

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Report: Global Proxy Effort for Iran is Faltering
Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / June 22, 2009 9:36 AM / 6 Comments

Network analysts Renesys reported this morning that the global effort to supply proxy internet servers for Iranians to

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Cartoon: Tweet Liberty
Written by Rob Cottingham / June 22, 2009 9:28 AM / 3 Comments

The aftermath of Iran's election last week was startling. From the eyebrow-raising lopsided vote tally, to the surge

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Facebook Does Too Little, Too Late With A Persian Version for Iranians
Written by Steven Walling / June 18, 2009 10:30 PM / 5 Comments

As of tonight, Facebook has launched a new beta version of the site in Persian, in order to

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US State Dept. Helping Twitter Stay Up For Iranians
Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / June 16, 2009 11:49 AM / 10 Comments

With Twitter and Facebook playing such an important roll in getting information out of Iran this week, the

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Twitter Postpones Maintenance as Iran Furor Builds
Written by Jolie O'Dell / June 15, 2009 9:35 PM / 13 Comments

The Twitter firehose is glutted with retweets, hashtags, and information of every possible bias and contradition surrounding one

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Dear CNN, Please Check Twitter for News About Iran
Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / June 13, 2009 11:46 PM / 74 Comments

Note: This post was written at midnight PST last night, at which point CNN.com was hours behind much

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Iran Blocks Facebook Prior to Upcoming Presidential Election
Written by Doug Coleman / May 23, 2009 11:14 AM / 11 Comments

There are reports today that Iran has blocked Facebook, apparently to "prevent supporters of the leading opposition candidate

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Iranian Blogger Reported Dead in Prison
Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / March 18, 2009 8:41 PM / 23 Comments

Omid Reza Misayafi, one of a number of Iranian bloggers arrested for "insulting" the government and religious authorities

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Iran: A Nation of Bloggers
Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / February 3, 2009 5:51 PM / 12 Comments

Millions of young bloggers are challenging the conservative government of Iran, at great personal risk. The following "infographic"

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Iran Parliament to Debate Death Penalty for Bloggers
Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / July 4, 2008 3:52 PM / 67 Comments

The Iranian parliament is set to debate a draft bill that would add a number of crimes to

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