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U.S. State Department speaks to Twitter over Iran | Industries | Technology, Media & Te... - 3 views

www.reuters.com/...idUSWBT01137420090616

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shared by Madeline Brownstone on 21 Nov 09 - Cached
  • Twitter and Facebook have been used as a tool by many young people to coordinate protests over the election's outcome.
  • The State Department declined to give immediate details of the contact with Twitter, which has been used particularly by young urban Iranians who are disputing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's re-election last Friday.
    • Madeline Brownstone
      Madeline Brownstone on 21 Nov 09
       
      Stakeholders are the protesters in Iran
    • Madeline Brownstone
      Madeline Brownstone on 21 Nov 09
       
      AND, the US State Deparment revealed the stake they had in this communications tool.
  • Madeline Brownstone on 21 Nov 09
     
    Who would think that the US State Deparment would be interested in Twitter's downtime?
Madeline Brownstone

Unboxed - I.B.M Tries to Help Cities Work Smarter - NYTimes.com - 0 views

www.nytimes.com/...11unboxed.html

data mining database politics and government data

shared by Madeline Brownstone on 03 Dec 09 - Cached
  • Madeline Brownstone on 03 Dec 09
     
    "Local governments, like many businesses, are struggling with a data glut. Agencies collect huge amounts of information about topics as diverse as building permits, potholes, Medicaid cases and foster-child placements. Technology, according to computer experts and government officials, can be a powerful tool to mine vast troves of government data for insights to streamline services and guide policy."
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