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September 15, 2009 at 1:22am
Oddly, in all of the media metadiscourse surrounding the use of Twitter that has developed in the wake of Iran’s recent political demonstrations, no one has mentioned just how fun it is to tweet one’s way through such events. Because it is! I had a grand time during the Olympic protests in 2008. (Even knocked over a whole bank of motorcycles with my Vespa, which made for good ‘@’ replies!) Back then—remember that in tech time, a year-plus actually counts for something—the tweet-to-protest ratio was pretty low; even the most popular feeds only had a couple of hundred followers (and this was in San Francisco, mind you, center of early Twitter adoption and hotbed of political action). Not to do the Tupac-vs-Biggie thing here, but … 

The Yes Men aren’t taking any chances with the numbers for their upcoming action in New York City on September 21st, the day before the G20 shitshow summit commences in Pittsbugh. The pre-game Twitter push is in full effect; follow The Big Event at @whatweneed. No Twitter for you? No problem—give the Yes Men your math, and they’ll text you. There’s still room for stringers on the ground team, too; sign up here. Let’s see what New York turns out for this one.

Oddly, in all of the media metadiscourse surrounding the use of Twitter that has developed in the wake of Iran’s recent political demonstrations, no one has mentioned just how fun it is to tweet one’s way through such events. Because it is! I had a grand time during the Olympic protests in 2008. (Even knocked over a whole bank of motorcycles with my Vespa, which made for good ‘@’ replies!) Back then—remember that in tech time, a year-plus actually counts for something—the tweet-to-protest ratio was pretty low; even the most popular feeds only had a couple of hundred followers (and this was in San Francisco, mind you, center of early Twitter adoption and hotbed of political action). Not to do the Tupac-vs-Biggie thing here, but …

The Yes Men aren’t taking any chances with the numbers for their upcoming action in New York City on September 21st, the day before the G20 shitshow summit commences in Pittsbugh. The pre-game Twitter push is in full effect; follow The Big Event at @whatweneed. No Twitter for you? No problem—give the Yes Men your math, and they’ll text you. There’s still room for stringers on the ground team, too; sign up here. Let’s see what New York turns out for this one.

June 16, 2009 at 11:10am

Today’s Required Reading

1) Login: Twitter
2) Search: #iranelection
*Note: Twitter has scheduled maintenance at 2 pm PST.

See also:
+ Hundreds of Thousands Protest in Tehran Accusing Ahmadinejad of Stealing Election; Guardian Council Orders Partial Recount (Democracy Now)
+ Iran Cancels Foreign Media Accreditation (Reuters)
+ Iranian blogosphere backs Mousavi as protests mount (Reuters)
+ Iran Updates (VIDEO): Live-Blogging The Uprising (Huffpo)
+ Mousavi’s letter to Iranians (Al Jazeera)

March 26, 2009 at 11:12am

Art in America on Twitter

+ For all-new Art in America content, including features, reviews, and breaking news stories follow: @ArtinAmerica

+ For daily art and cultural news, follow: @AiAnews

February 18, 2009 at 4:10pm
Guess this means you should follow the Whitney Museum’s Twitter feed.

Guess this means you should follow the Whitney Museum’s Twitter feed.

January 14, 2009 at 5:02pm
We are so ready for this inauguration! Expect live iPhone coverage, no doubt.

+ ReTweet (CMonsta)

We are so ready for this inauguration! Expect live iPhone coverage, no doubt.

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May 9, 2008 at 1:57pm
“When Obama Wins” meme made aggrigate by Jason Kottke.

“When Obama Wins” meme made aggrigate by Jason Kottke.