Twitter, Data Center Delay Upgrades Rather Than Cut Off Iranian ...

Courtesy Techdirt  Tue, 06/16/2009 - 06:26

I recognize that it's still fashionable to bash Twitter as being a useless toy for people with too much free time (despite many, many examples of how useful it is for those who use it properly).

Yet, for anyone paying attention this past weekend, Twitter has emerged as an amazingly powerful communications tool as to what's happening in Iran , where there are massive protests, riots, rallies and attacks following the disputed re-election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

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