The Twitter revolution that wasn't.
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
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.