The Power of Social Media: #iranelection
Other bloggers have written some great looks at how social media is becoming an important player in the current unrest in Iran. Western media cannot report on the situation in Iran, so tools like Twitter have emerged to raise awareness of the bloodshed that is resulting in that country. Just this morning, I was saddened to read (and retweet) this message:
Amir Javadifar, a student protester arrested on Jul 9th, died in prison. #iranelection http://bit.ly/XqsqH #Iran #g88
Messages like this are source material in the history of one of the most important fights of my generation. They also speak to the power of social media. The western world would not know that Amir Javadifar died in prison if not for social media. And then there is the organizational power of the social sphere. Read more »