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JUN 22, 2009
“since we entered Twitter, I think the definition of public diplomacy has changed” David Saranga
Social Media Reloaded
According to David (Consul for Media and Public Affairs at the Israeli Consulate in New York ) , if in the past, we had to convey messages to third parties, now we could directly talk to the relevant public.
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JUN 22, 2009
Commentary: Web 2.0: The Next Transition
The Federal Times
Web 2.0 at its root implies user contribution and collaboration — two-way communication as opposed to one-way messaging. The challenge in the public sector is to ensure the exchange of ideas remains productive and viable, instead of complaint-ridden and harassing.
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JUN 22, 2009
Commentary: Web 2.0: The Next Transition
Federal Times
Web 2.0 at its root implies user contribution and collaboration — two-way communication as opposed to one-way messaging. Envision a government that proactively solicits consumer preferences, works internally and with the public to coordinate disaster response activities, and even looks outside the Capitol to round out policy decisions.
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JUN 21, 2009
Twitter on the Barricades: Six Lessons Learned
The New York Times
Twitter did prove to be a crucial tool in the cat-and-mouse game between the opposition and the government over enlisting world opinion. As the Iranian government restricts journalists’ access to events, the protesters have used Twitter’s agile communication system to direct the public and journalists alike to video, photographs and written material related to the protests.
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JUN 21, 2009
Reading Twitter in Tehran?
The Washington Post
Citizens who once had little public voice are using cheap Web tools to tell the world about the drama that has unfolded since President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was declared the winner of Iran's disputed election. The government succeeded last week in exerting control over Internet use and text-messaging, but Twitter has proven nearly impossible to block.
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JUN 20, 2009
The Repercussions of a ‘Twitter Revolution’
The Boston Globe
If revolutions had mascots, the one unfolding in the streets of Tehran would be forever linked with an iPhone. After all, what better match for the “Twitter revolution,’’ as some pundits have already dubbed the Iranian protests?
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JUN 20, 2009
Iranians Use Internet, Phones to Share Protest News
VOA
News agencies are relying heavily on information published by Iranian citizens through social media services, such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. On Friday, Facebook announced it is making its Web site available in Farsi, so Iranians can use the service in their native language. Google also introduced a new Farsi translating tool.
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JUN 20, 2009
The Iranian Uprisings and the Challenge of the New Media
Counterpunch
As the uprisings in Iran illustrate, the new electronic technologies and social networks they have produced have transformed both the landscape of media production and reception, and the ability of state power to define the borders and boundaries of what constitutes the very nature of political engagement.
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JUN 19, 2009
The Iranian Elections and Public Diplomacy 2.0: A Tale of Untapped Potential
Heritage
While Web 2.0 technology has the potential to play a role similar to that played by fax machines in the Solidarity uprising in Poland in the 1980s and cell phones in Ukraine's Orange Revolution, America has done too little to support Iran's widespread and growing democracy movement.
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JUN 19, 2009
In Iran Protest, Online World is Watching, Acting
CNN
"It's a kind of civilian diplomacy," [Clay Shirky] said. "The regime will certainly use this as evidence of American meddling and it is American meddling," he said. "It's just not meddling by the American state."
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