The Drill Down crew stand witness to a social media revolution as Twitter is the communication tool of choice for disenfranchised supporters of Iran Presidential reform candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi, who lost in a highly contested election to incumbent hardliner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Later, they discuss the federal jury ruling against Jammie Thomas-Rasset that has fined her $80,000 a song for for illegally downloading tracks and violating copyright laws. Plus, why you should never Twitter in the bath.
Show links
Iran’s Protests: Why Twitter is the Medium of the Movement
Social Networks Spread Iranian Defiance Online
TED Blog: Q&A with Clay Shirky on Twitter and Iran
Web Users in Iran Reach Overseas for Proxies
Twitter Postpones Maintenance as Iran Furor Builds
Opera “Reinvents the Web” with Unite, Makes Every Computer a Server
Woman fined to tune of $1.9 million for illegal downloads
China’s Crackdown on Internet Porn Sows Anger, Confusion
China starts meddling with Google results because of porn
Wikipedia Gets Ready for a Video Upgrade
Twitter bath death
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