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U.S. State Department to Twitter: "Stay Up": If there were any doubters left about the importance of social media in the ongoing rebellion occurring in Iran, today's intervention by the U.S. government, requesting that the micro-blogging service Twitter delay its scheduled maintenance shutdown, should put an end to any debate. Let's take a deep...; Tags: U.S. Department Of State, Web, Twitter, Iran, #Iranelection, Militia, Channel Management, Marketing, David Weir; Blog posts 2009-06-16
The Business Lessons from Twitter's Role in Iran: This is not a good time to hold a title like the "Supreme Leader" in Iran. For a week now, huge crowds of protesters have been defying Iranâ€™s autocratic leadership to demand political change. Over that time, it has become clear that what started as a protest...; Tags: Web, Protest, Brand, Twitter, CNN, Iran, #IranElection, Branding, Channel Management, Marketing, David Weir; Blog posts 2009-06-20

Peugeot's new V-6 engine targets OEM applications - Peugeot Citroen Engines' ES9J4, original equipment manufacturer: Peugeot Citroen Engines has introduced a new V-6 gasoline engine targeted at industrial and vehicular applications. The ES9J4 engine, initially introduced at the Pads Motor Show in October 1996, is designed to deliver high power and high torque with low fuel consumption and low emissions, according to the Lyndhurst, N.J.,...; Tags: Peugeot; Research articles 1997-02-01
Iran: Twitter Users' Outrage at CNN, Fox Triggers Coverage: The riveting coverage of the massive rebellion by what BBC estimates to be over a million people in the streets of Tehran continues over Twitter. In addition, European media have been providing active coverage led by eyewitness reports from reporters like Robert Fisk. Twitter users expressed outrage...; Tags: Web, Twitter, CNN, Government, Channel Management, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, David Weir; Blog posts 2009-06-15
Twitter Users Put CNN to Shame on Iran Riot Coverage: Yesterday may have been a slow news day in the U.S. but in Tehran and other major Iranian cities there was major rioting in response to the government's announcement that reformist candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi had lost the Presidential election by a landslide to incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. ...; Tags: Web, Minute, Twitter, CNN, Channel Management, Construction, Marketing, David Weir; Blog posts 2009-06-14

Foreign Media Banned in Iran so Twitter and YouTube Rock On: News coverage of the situation in Tehran and other Iranian cities today has reverted back to the early stages of the rebellion last Saturday, i.e., once again we have to get most of our news from social media. The reason is that the Iranian government has today banned foreign media...; Tags: Media, Social Media, YouTube Inc., Twitter, Iran, David Weir; Blog posts 2009-06-16
When Will (Post-Iran) Twitter Grow a Business Model?: One perplexing difficulty we face here at Bnet as we document Twitter's prominent role the events unfolding in Iran is the young company's utter lack of any apparent business model. As my colleague Erik Sherman outlines in a new post,Â just catching a wave -- even as big a one...; Tags: Twitter, CNN, Iran, Strategy, Management, David Weir; Blog posts 2009-06-17
Two Out of Three Globally Using Mobile Phones: According to a report from the European Information Technology Observatory EITO, by the end of 2009, almost two-thirds of the world's population will be using mobile phones. â€œThe strongest growth in the use of mobile phones now comes from newly industrialized and developing countries,â€ EITO chairman Bruno...; Tags: Phone, Mobile, Cell Phone, Cell Phone Growth, Cellular Phones, Telecom & Utilities, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, David Weir; Blog posts 2009-08-10