Iran’s Voice is Heard: Clerics Consider Alternative to ‘Supreme Leader’

Middle Eastern news site Al Arabiya is reporting that the very foundation of modern Iranian government may be due for a re-write: Iran's religious clerics in Qom and members of the Assembly of Experts, headed by Ayatollah ... continue

Interview with the YouTube User Behind Neda’s Video [#neda]

Andy Plesser points to an interesting interview this afternoon that took place with a Holland YouTube user who took the infamous and iconic video of Neda meeting her fate at the hands of the Basij in Iran. The ... continue

Continued Protest in Iran Signal Shift in Goals [#iranElection]

As the reality sets in that what’s now being called the New Revolution and the Sea of Green shows no sign of receding, more in depth analysis seems to be coming out.  The tail end of last ... 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

Twitspam Identifies Purveyors of Disinformation [#iranElection]

Any time there’s a trending topic on Twitter, there are spammers that suddenly come out of the woodwork to exploit that topic with the intent to get you to come view their magical slapchopping, traffic-building, penis-enlarging ... 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

Twitter IDs Aren’t Personally Identifiable Info [#IranElection]

I’ve been following closely the Iranian election coverage online, like most people, through tools like Twazzup, SearchMe stacks, and ad hoc memetrackers like the one Spinn3r released today since early Saturday morning, when I caught wind ... continue