Comments on: If Iraq was main stream media’s failure, is Iran social network media’s failure? [UPDATED]

By: Ruth

Ruth — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:06:38 +0000

Interesting observations about where the people are who are protesting.

How widely is handheld technology distributed in Iran? Do poor and rural people have easy access, and use it much?

I’m just wondering whether the reason there are so many tweets on one side is because that side is wealthy and/or well-connected enough.

By: Youri Carma

Youri Carma — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:05:49 +0000

U.S. (Oil) policies (Kissinger) may have contributed to Iran revolution of ‘79, study says – L.A.Times http://tinyurl.com/a8cnvs

By: Michael Kofman

Michael Kofman — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:05:29 +0000

Max or Stacy,
Which one of you guys wrote this or was it a collaborative effort? Genius work but I can’t picture these words coming from either of you because it lacks Max’s satirical voice I have become so accustomed to.
@Nancy, check out a really funny Colbert Report clip about Jeff Goldblum’s “death.” He’s not really dead, nor was he even in New Zealand. Anyway the clip is from June 29th.

By: Mr Supergeek

Mr Supergeek — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 02:39:45 +0000

@Catfish…nice quote.

Charlie Brooker on using the public and the internet ‘the idiot magnet’ more in news reports.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QN_hd9LeSs

A classic from Jeremy Paxman on user genetated content (maybe he could see the thin end of the wedge)only18 secs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVaZwJn-ZcM

By: Mr Supergeek

Mr Supergeek — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:35:50 +0000

Just finished reading first fifty posts….good stuff cool.

@serky…LSD=MSM…Like it.

@max power….interesting…overnight figures for internet,,, next evening after shool/work was very busy…very slow as I remember it.

@All Y’all
just wonder as always with all ‘our’ discussions on maxkeiser.com where we fit in, as with anything we are just as vunerable. I’m not pointing at anyone in particular, but researching…..primary sources, secondary sources…are they things of the past? internet cut and past fact/logic is used more and more as the pressure to come up with a story or opinion increases…now communication is evolving at such a rate and is so fast we may need to rewrite some the rules for researching and reporting….from the top down.

By: Lloyd

Lloyd — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:00:49 +0000

It’s interesting how the MSM has been selling the Iranian ‘Green Revolution’: “We’re just passing along stuff reported by Twitterers and YouTubers, so you can be assured it’s real!” Never mind the high potential for there being deliberate, organized disinfo campaigns. By all involved.

By: If Iraq was main stream media’s failure, is Iran social network media’s failure? | Infowars Ireland

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:59:29 +0000

[...] Fisk, however, did what good journalists do, he put on his shoes and went out to investigate. Most of these ‘truths’ circling the socially networked universe, he quickly found were simply untrue. [Read more →] [...]

By: frances snoot

frances snoot — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:15:39 +0000

Open-minded people don’t conjugate words. Only cherry pickers make up new words and meanings. The truly educated rely on the tools provided by the government, being words appropriate for the job. So, we mustn’t attempt to make sh*t out of a tw**t!

By: stacyherbert

stacyherbert — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:31:54 +0000

Here is a question I just posted on my twitter account:

If sheep + people = sheeple; does sheep + twitterers = sh*tterers? Or would it be shortened to sh*tters?

What do you think?

By: stacyherbert

stacyherbert — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:30:28 +0000

Are you guys behaving?