Social Networking’s Impact on the Iranian Protest
This event was happened after the Iran’s tenth presidential election 12 June 2009, there are 30,000 to 40,000 people were gathering in Iran city center to protest the election. When the protestation broke out, huge amounts of video picture and text which relate to unsatisfied with the results of election were continuously sprung up online. Citizen takes advantage of the online social networks, like twitter facebook to convey the messages. The government attempted to block network access, and the protesters fought back in kind, crashing government Web sites. It was reported that online sites and blogs were used as the vital tool for this political campaign.
Twitter Facebook and Flicker
Outside of the country, ordinary people are connection via Twitter, show the support and aid the revolution, setting up proxy IPs and trying to confuse Iranian security services. Facebook, too, provides information, the fan page for "Tehran Bureau," an independent news source, posts regular update and commentary, and allows others to post thoughts and commentary.Flicker has in the past served as an up-to-the-minute repository for the breaking news images taken by amateur photographers.
Outside of the country, ordinary people are connection via Twitter, show the support and aid the revolution, setting up proxy IPs and trying to confuse Iranian security services. Facebook, too, provides information, the fan page for "Tehran Bureau," an independent news source, posts regular update and commentary, and allows others to post thoughts and commentary.Flicker has in the past served as an up-to-the-minute repository for the breaking news images taken by amateur photographers.
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