"Iranians are some of the most active internet users in the world, particularly when it comes to blogging, social networking, and similar activities."
That's true. That's why I expected some of the bloggers I know to go "green". Also they write mostly in Farsi usually, they rarely focus on the English speaking public. So I know quite well how the Iranian people use the Web. Btw. do you know the Iranian Digg-like social news community Balatarin? My blog has been popular there twice.
Also I do not refer to user names but the avatar and the language of the tweets. Most of them were saying "Where is my vote" etc. immediately as if in a concerted/planned effort.
"The tinting of avatars to green was a movement by others to support the Iranians, not a move by Iranians themselves. Although, of course, it is inspired by the use of green by Iranians in real-life to support their candidate."
No, the allegedly Iranian Twitter users started it. The "Where is my vote" crowd did it first.
"Moussavi represents a small shift from Ahmadinejad"
Exactly. People rarely flock to the streets and risk their lives for a small shift. So there is something inherently flawed with this "movement".
The revolution will not be tweeted. Whatever we have witnessed on Twitter it was just a faint echo of the real events.
That's true. That's why I expected some of the bloggers I know to go "green". Also they write mostly in Farsi usually, they rarely focus on the English speaking public. So I know quite well how the Iranian people use the Web. Btw. do you know the Iranian Digg-like social news community Balatarin? My blog has been popular there twice.
Also I do not refer to user names but the avatar and the language of the tweets. Most of them were saying "Where is my vote" etc. immediately as if in a concerted/planned effort.
"The tinting of avatars to green was a movement by others to support the Iranians, not a move by Iranians themselves. Although, of course, it is inspired by the use of green by Iranians in real-life to support their candidate."
No, the allegedly Iranian Twitter users started it. The "Where is my vote" crowd did it first.
"Moussavi represents a small shift from Ahmadinejad"
Exactly. People rarely flock to the streets and risk their lives for a small shift. So there is something inherently flawed with this "movement".
The revolution will not be tweeted. Whatever we have witnessed on Twitter it was just a faint echo of the real events.