Washington Taps Into a Potent New Force in Diplomacy - NYTimes.com

on Monday afternoon, a 27-year-old State Department official, Jared Cohen, e-mailed the social-networking site Twitter with an unusual request: delay scheduled maintenance of its global network, which would have cut off service while Iranians were using Twitter to swap information and inform the... more

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Rated by lekahe on Jun 25, 12:57am

on Monday afternoon, a 27-year-old State Department official, Jared Cohen, e-mailed the social-networking site Twitter with an unusual request: delay scheduled maintenance of its global network, which would have cut off service while Iranians were using Twitter to swap information and inform the outside world about the mushrooming protests around Tehran.
Rated by pjdscott on Jun 20, 1:56am

I wonder how far in advance Twitter plan their maintenance?
Rated by 1astuff on Jun 18, 12:17pm

very interesting article about the influence of Twitter!
Rated by kalencki on Jun 17, 9:11pm

Very interesting the reach technology has
Rated by savke on Jun 17, 4:36pm

The State Department said its request did not amount to meddling. Mr. Cohen, they noted, did not contact Twitter until three days after the vote was held and well after the protests had begun.
Rated by Reuben on Jun 17, 3:47pm

Quite awesome, and also a bit scarry. Twitter influences on politics
Rated by pinkpackrat on Jun 17, 3:29pm

Hmmm is Twitter a new arm of the State Department?? The world has been changed forever by this-- really.
Rated by inthedoghouse on Jun 17, 1:11pm

Twitter maintenance delayed so that communication could still be had during the Iranian conflict.
Rated by jamesc7 on Jun 17, 1:01pm

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