It sounded too good to be true—and it was. Alas, it is now becoming clear that there was no Twitter revolution in Moldova, and not merely because there are only a handful of registered Twitter users in the whole country. Full Story »
Posted by Derek Hawkins
A useful and appropriate contextualization of the protest in Moldova. There are some compelling arguments for the influence of Twitter internationally (see linked story), but this is a useful reminder that the influence of the technology was modest.
It sounded too good to be true—and it was. Alas, it is now becoming clear that there was no Twitter revolution in Moldova, and not merely because there are only a handful ... More »
One man's opinion of the Tweeter-Revolt that did not happen. While have instant crowds come together is no way to over-throw a government. It takes organization, and people with will. They seem to lack these qualities.
I'm still trying to figure out Twitter. The CNN vs. Kuetcher is the strangest thing I seen in a long time. Did this somehow make Twitter profitable?
Twitter is getting a lot of press for good reason, but it's good to debunk myths like this twitter revolution in Moldova. And we already saw a real reveloution in the Philippines years back using basic textmessages. That is real and that is a technology that is in the hands of the people even in the poorest countries in Africa.
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