The BEST Twitter-Iran cartoon yet

As Twitter gets proclaimed as the CNN of social media news reporting there are some things right now that old media does very well and one of those things is the political/social commentary cartoons. ... continue

Today we can all speak Persian…well, produce a shitty translated version at least

Just in time for a green revolution, Google has added Persian to the list of languages supported by Google Translate. Google notes that the timing is "particularly important now, given ongoing events in Iran" but also notes rightly ... continue

The Diminishing Role of Government in the Social Media Age [#iranElection]

What if I were to tell you that the somewhat infamous image board 4chan was currently playing an instrumental role with how the US is perceived in Iran, currently.  That would be a scary thought to ... continue

Iran News on Twitter: Blogged Live from Inside Iran #Iranelection

Several people on the streets of cities of Iran are still able to get access to outside communications and are tweeting and blogging in real time from inside Iran Here's the twitter stream from someone inside Iran. I ... continue

Iran Revolutionary Guard Threatens Legal Action against Canadian, U.S. Websites

Iran's Revolutionary Guard corps said in a statement on Wednesday that it will pursue legal action against Web sites it is accusing of inciting people to riot. A report from CNN shows a spokesperson from the Iran Revolutionary ... continue

American Media Coverage of Iran: Possible Blackout?

The following article is republished with the permission of Kyle Brady. As is probably obvious to most Americans at this point, Iran has had a Presidential election, pitting incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad against a “revolutionary” named Mir-Hossein Mousavi – ... continue

Twitter, Facebook Critical in tracking Iran info during Foriegn Media Blackout

U.S. Officials are saying that social networking sites like Facebook and especially Twitter have been critical sources of information on the situation in Iran, especially now since foriegn media has been banned from reporting inside the country. A ... continue

Twitter, Social Media and the revolution in Iran

Will Sunday June 14, 2009 go down in the history books as when Twitter finally came into its own as the voice of the people. Will it be the date when we realize that there is a ... continue

At least seven people killed in Iran as Government cracks down on protesters

At least seven people have been killed, and countless more injured in Iran Tuesday morning as the Iranian Government attempted to crack down on protests against Friday's rigged election result. Iranian state media said that the seven were ... continue

Leaked Iranian election results show a massive win by Mousavi, Ahmadinejad third

Leaked election results from Iran's election show that reformist candidate Mir-Hossein Mousav won with 19.1 million votes, well over three times the vote received by incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The naturally unconfirmed figures claim that after Mousav's 19.1 million ... continue

Epic backflip: Iran Supreme leader orders election probe

Under severe pressure from protests likened to the 1979 Iranian revolution, Iran's supreme leaders have ordered a probe into last week's election results. The decree from above is a massive backflip in Iranian politics, after Ayatollah Khamenei had ... continue

Iran situation highlights strengths, weaknesses of Twitter

Although the article is syndicated from ReadWriteWeb, the New York Times had me choking on my breakfast today (in surprise) with a story that highlighted that Twitter was doing a far better job covering the situation in ... continue

Twitter gives CNN a smack of reality

At one time I was a big fan of CNN. Walk into our home and you could probably find it playing on one of the two televisions we own, much to my wife’s irritation. ... continue

USS Hartford, USS New Orleans Collide in Strait of Hormuz

Two U.S. Navy vessels have collided in the Strait of Hormuz, near the Arabian Peninsula. The USS Hartford, a submarine, crashed in the USS New Orleans amphibious ship Friday morning. No serious injuries occurred, but gallons of ... continue

Iran blocks access to Facebook, YouTube and 5 million other sites

Iran has blocked access to more than five million Internet sites, including Facebook and YouTube as part of a crackdown on content perceived to be immoral and anti-social. Abdolsamad Khoram Abadi, an advisor to Iran's prosecutor general told ... continue

Semen, smokes top US Iran exports

Bull owners and tobacco farmers beware: the biggest exports from the United States to Iran are bull semen and cigarettes. I'm sure President Bush will sign laws to compensate exporting companies who miss out from helping Iran ... continue