The Revolution is Being Twittered – Tehran is Connected
There will be a reaction as states work to retain power, upping their game to adapt to the new tech. And there will be darker consequences of these new tool as the All-Seeing Digital Eye rises over the land. We struggle now to free information but the next big struggle may be to secure it. All coins have two sides and all technologies will be bent to human will. Hopefully we’re all getting a little bit better at cooperating with each new day.
***This was written in a bit of a rush before I jet. Here are a couple more links:
Here’s a list of good info links.
Lyn Jeffery of IFTF writes Field Notes from the Iran Twitter Stream.
SF Gate article: SF Techie Stir Iranian Protests.
Jamais Cascio: The Dark Side of Twittering a Revolution.
And Hillary Clinton Defends Twitter Efforts for Iran.
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Ethical Martini:
June 17th, 2009 at 1:33 am
An interesting take. I wonder if it will last beyond a week?
I like this blog, my first visit. The URBEINGRECORDED logo rings a bell for me
and I’m into pattern recognition a la Gibson.
I will be back to sample more from the left coast (always my favourite destination in the US)
cheers
EM
chris arkenberg:
June 17th, 2009 at 9:01 pm
Thanks for your comment, EM! I think these events do mark a transition point. For me, it will be interesting to see how power structures respond and up their game accordingly. It’s an ongoing dialectic towards some form of harmony.
spongekill:
June 17th, 2009 at 9:23 pm
If I see one more “clever” Gil Scott-Heron reference about #iranelection I’m going to vomit
chris arkenberg:
June 17th, 2009 at 9:28 pm
Heh, spongekill. I know but hey – it’s a cheap gimmick.