Evening,
We are seeing an astonishing new aspect in the way that people are using such websites such as Facebook and in particular Twitter in the last few days to get news, videos and images out of Iran in the aftermath of the disputed elections. It is an medium of which the mainstream media are having to adjust to very quickly to the way that people are being able to post their tweets and messages within seconds of something happening. Perhaps it is the media of the future…
The way that people right across the world have been helping Iranian bloggers to post their views via private proxies has also been fantastic. People are not just viewing the events in Tehran and Estaefan and Tabriz with horror and helplessness, they are using the tools they have to hand to help those in need in any shape and way. 
They are engaged…
It takes an remarkable event to get the U.S. State Department to take an interest in the maintenance schedules of dotcom start-ups. But over the weekend, officials there reached out to Twitter and asked them to delay a network upgrade that was scheduled for Monday night. The reason? To protect the interests of Iranians using the service to protest the presidential election that took place on June 12. After an remarkable cyber flash campaign Twitter moved the upgrade to 10pm BST Tuesday night — or 1:30 a.m. Tehran time. The power of people as one is remarkable…
One further, remarkable protest that has happened today was in Seoul where the Iranian national team, idolised by millions were playing South Korea in a World Cup Qualifier, several players sported a green ribbon in support of the opposition. It is reported that the Iranian Football Association ordered the removal of the ribbons at half-time, but it was a powerful show of defiance. Sport can unite people in incredible ways…
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