Iran - the social media election

An interesting blog post from Matt Rhodes over at Fresh Networks about the political situation in Iran post the elections and the role social media is playing in getting the news out - in a country that is supposed to have more bloggers than any others according to the BBC this morning.

With many websites blocked, it's the social networks such as Twitter that are keeping people up to date with what is actually going on (Twitter have even rescheduled some planned downtime to be in off peak times in Iran) - and on there some celebs are even particularly in helping the country's residents get around the Internet filters.

For example, Stephen Fry:
Fry has since complained of getting stick for aiding free speech in the country - but hopefully he won't relent.