I received my first invitation to Twitter last year from my friend who is a professional comedian. Consequently, I have not taken seriously. He explained to me that is like Facebook, but it is only the state, what irritates me more. Who is interested to hear details like: "Last night I left and I drank a lot" nell'ennesimo social network? And for more from people who do not even know? Not for me, my son said. But within months it has become a phenomenon that is increasingly hard to escape. Particularly after the earthquake in China, and the shooting in Mumbai, no journalist can do without. In some cases become a real substitute for dispatch press, thanks to the ease with which you can gather information in real time. We have discovered through a chirping (ie a Tweet) that...
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After the recent presidential elections which no doubt weigh heavily rigged election, Iran is a country in revolt. The situation is proving very chaotic. The local police try to suppress by force all the dissidents who oppose the election of President Ahmadinejad and his main opponent Mousavi calls new elections. Freedom of expression and information are under the Stranglehold of censorship: tv, radio, newspapers and internet are monitored and blacked advance. Some foreign journalists have even been esplusi from the country, guilty of having filmed killing. The Iranians, large frequent the web and social network, there are days they can not cones to Facebook, YouTube and other web services. L 'only means of communication, which has proven to be the most open and hard to censor,...
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