jeffpesek.com» David Weinberger http://jeffpesek.com create and complete Sat, 08 May 2010 05:20:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Social Media as a force of good…now we’re getting somewhere! http://jeffpesek.com/2009/06/social-media-as-a-force-of-goodnow-were-getting-somewhere/ http://jeffpesek.com/2009/06/social-media-as-a-force-of-goodnow-were-getting-somewhere/#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:27:03 +0000 Jeff http://jeffpesek.com/?p=260 6/25/09 UPDATE II: a brief history of technology & communications development within the Islamic Republic of Iran provides context to the “revolution”: http://www.meforum.org/2169/iran-technology-revolution

6/25/09 UPDATE: “Twitter creator shocked and saddened to learn that Twitter can be useful…”

Iranians using Twitter as means of circumventing Media/ISP control mechanisms.

No doubt there are interests against social media – both at home and abroad; authority is the antithesis of social media (read: decentralized interconnectedness). It’s times like this that I’m reminded of a powerful quote from one of my favorite books – The Cluetrain Manifesto:

And when the thrill of hearing ourselves speak again wears off, we will begin to build a new world. -David Weinberger

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