Comments on: On the Iranian Election http://www.depthfirstsearch.net/blog/2009/06/16/on-the-iranian-election/ “We can only see a short distance ahead, but we can see plenty there that needs to be done." Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:59:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: JS http://www.depthfirstsearch.net/blog/2009/06/16/on-the-iranian-election/#comment-205 JS Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:20:35 +0000 http://www.depthfirstsearch.net/blog/?p=1191#comment-205 I don't think Twitter is a fundamental part of anything going on inside Iran, but using the service in any capacity seems to indicate, if not a pro-western stance, than at least an open stance. I'm not saying that the use of <em>any</em> technology is such an indicator, but I suspect that use of western web 2.0 websites requires a certain amount of openness on the part of some Iranians that differs from my naive view of Iranian attitudes towards the west. I don’t think Twitter is a fundamental part of anything going on inside Iran, but using the service in any capacity seems to indicate, if not a pro-western stance, than at least an open stance.

I’m not saying that the use of any technology is such an indicator, but I suspect that use of western web 2.0 websites requires a certain amount of openness on the part of some Iranians that differs from my naive view of Iranian attitudes towards the west.

]]> By: Shilpa http://www.depthfirstsearch.net/blog/2009/06/16/on-the-iranian-election/#comment-204 Shilpa Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:18:28 +0000 http://www.depthfirstsearch.net/blog/?p=1191#comment-204 Some amazing pictures at http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/06/irans_continued_election_turmo.html There are more links to photos at the right. Some amazing pictures at
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/06/irans_continued_election_turmo.html

There are more links to photos at the right.

]]> By: Ana http://www.depthfirstsearch.net/blog/2009/06/16/on-the-iranian-election/#comment-203 Ana Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:20:10 +0000 http://www.depthfirstsearch.net/blog/?p=1191#comment-203 About Twitter and Iran: <a href="http://www.themonkeycage.org/2009/06/the_twitter_revolution_debate.html" rel="nofollow">The Monkey Cage</a> About Twitter and Iran: The Monkey Cage

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