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The Tweeting Of A Revolution--And The Loss Of An Icon.

Publication: Media Industry Newsletter
Publication Date: 29-JUN-09
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
By Ben Korman

Bad news last week for those already tired of the Twitter craze, as protesters of Iran's election results grabbed headlines by tweeting their way through a state-enforced media blackout. Reports even surfaced that the U.S. State Department had requested that Twitter postpone a planned maintenance session so that Iranians could continue to communicate uninterrupted.

With the flexibility of the platform itself becoming a significant topic of public discourse, consumer...

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