Twitter + theocracy = Revolution
Here is an article I wrote for collegejolt.com a few days back during the heat of the Iranian protests about the peoples’ use of twitter in the organization of events. Check it out.
It is a landmark occurrence in two separate, but closely tied, fields that are ideally interlocking paths in Tehran. The technological revolution of Generation Y, the first generation responsible for pioneering internet social interaction and self-expression through YouTube, MySpace and Facebook, has now taken on a much heavier role by being the medium for exchange of free thought and revolutionary ideas. The twitter revolution in Iran this past week is the paragon of this concept.
