From BBC News: "They called it the "Twitter revolution". Iran's post-election protests showed the world the power of new media to organise and publicise opposition in a controlled society. On the anniversary of the Islamic revolution in 1979, once again Twitter, Facebook and other internet tools could be crucial in helping the opposition organise another major protest. Since Iran's disputed election in June of last year, the cyber war between government and opposition has taken on a whole new dimension.""Absolutely extraordinary and unprecedented" - that was the role of the internet in Iran's election dispute according to Hamid Dabashi, who presents an opposition webcast to Iran from New York every week.
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