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17 Jun 2009 21:09

Tweeting in Tehran

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The US State Department asked online communication website Twitter to delay a scheduled maintenance of its global network because of the site’s important role in relaying information about election protests occurring in Iran, according to the New York Times.

Various media organisations around the world, including ABC, the BBC, CNN and NBC have broadcast information about the protests they received via Twitter.

Media around the world are using tweets from Tehran to supplement their coverage of the post-election upheaval. This has given the revenue-free website a credibility boost. But Twitter still hasn’t proven it can leverage its popularity to make money.

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