Well, it sure was exciting last night. It still is btw. It’s just that the media of the “blog” is so static that it need be referred to in past tense.
While Iran was in flames, CNN was showing a Larry King interview with the boys from from American Chopper. American Chopper creates the most amazing custom bikes and also makes for great entertainment. Unfortunately it was not what was on people’s minds at that point. Also, keep in mind that CNN is the same channel that interrupted a report on the G8 conference to show what Paris Hilton was up to.
Move over MainStream Media, the ultimate Mechanical Turk is here
Twitter users from all over the planet self-mobilized to write the roughest and rawest first draft of history by the masses.
Here are some of the high- and low- lights I managed to Re(tweet):
@TCorp RT @cascio: RT @tehranelection My Father has a truck load of ballot boxes that were to be burned in the back of his truck.
@TCorp Please RT these pictures http://twitpic.com/7c85l AND http://ow.ly/e11H & this hashtag #IranElection
@TCorp RT @ramones NL: REAL VOTES for Mousavi: 19,075,623 – Ahmadinejad: 5,698,417 http://is.gd/11Jai #IranElection #Humanrights #CNNFail
@TCorp RT @Cizauskas: NYTimes reports Interior Ministry employees not allowed in to count votes. #iranelection http://tinyurl.com/m9t4zw
@TCorp ABC & NBC offices in Tehran raided, cameras and Equipment confiscated. BBC told 3 get out Iran immediately. Cell/internet shut down #CNNFAIL
@TCorp RT @IranElection09: URGENT, there are TANKS in front of the interior ministry of tehran in valiasr st. & fatemi cross CAREFUL #iranelection
@TCorp Twitter users launch unpresidented human DDoS attack bringing down at least 3 major Iranian hardliner websites. Go Twitter!
@TCorp Pictures of the riots going on in Tehran right NOW as NOT seen on CNN http://tanin.nl/qIDW #IranElections #CNNFail
@TCorp more pics from riots in Iran http://u.nu/5qjb [flickr] #IranElections #cnnfail via @tesselations
@StopAhmadi: NEWS: Mousavi got a phone call from election dept. at 1am on election night, they told him “You won, prepare your victory speech”
@TCorp: Revolt in Iran. CBS story is up http://tanin.nl/tJN3
@TCorp: Iran on fire [vids] http://tanin.nl/wxKS [BBC story] http://tanin.nl/OwG8
@TCorp Mousavi calls off rally after being warned police would have live rounds. [BBC] http://bit.ly/EdbVC #iranelection
