JUL 3, 2009
Kingdom, Sweden Team Up to Promote Green Diplomacy
Arabnews
Saudi Arabia will be a partner of a major European initiative called Green Public Diplomacy, which calls for intensified efforts to create green environment, control pollution on a global level, adopt environmental-friendly technology and encourage journalists to write more on environmental issues.
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JUL 3, 2009
Taking Part in the Iranian Protests From Afar
GlobalPost
Kowsar estimates 20,000 visitors daily read his Persian language blog, called “Notes from an angry exile.” Some 6,000 friends in Iran exchange messages on his Facebook pages and an estimated 100,000 Iranians listen to Amsterdam-based Radio Zamaneh — broadcast via the internet and satellite TV — on which Kowsar does a 10-minute daily analysis of the protests and Western media coverage.
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JUL 3, 2009
The Counter-Revolution Will Not be Tweeted
Counterpunch
The recent street rebellions against the Ahmadinejad regime in Iran were touted by many as the first baptism-by-fire of Twitter as a political tool. Celebratory articles abounded for a brief time, before such foolish dreams came crashing back to earth under the weight of a metric ton of misinformation, unsubstantiated rumor, and idle gossip. …And the Tweeters Fell Silent
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JUL 2, 2009
Did Twitter Save Brand America?
Alexaizenberg.wordpress.com
In my opinion, first step was electing Barack Obama… love or hate him and his policies, the 180 degree change to the Bush tenure was needed to start a process of global reconciliation on the right foot… moreover, I credit the Obama campaign for bringing twitter and social networking into the fray of politics (sorry Mr. Dean), a necessary final step in its full democratization for the masses.
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JUL 2, 2009
Public Pressure Blocks China’s ‘Green Dam’ Plan
World Politics Review
Chinese bloggers and artists, and rights advocates around the globe, are celebrating Beijing's postponement of a wildly unpopular plan to mandate the inclusion of filtering software in all computers sold in China as of July 1. The decision to postpone the "Green Dam Youth Escort" program -- which Chinese officials described as a concerted effort to address pornography on the Internet -- followed weeks of massive domestic and international pressure over concerns the software would serve as a vehicle to increase state censorship.
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