Comments on: The role of social media in the Iranian election http://directmarketingobservations.com/2009/06/16/the-role-of-social-media-in-the-iranian-election/ Quick hits on Social Media, Marketing, and Technology Wed, 23 May 2012 22:06:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: The Impact of Social Networking on Modern Politics « My Witty Blog Title http://directmarketingobservations.com/2009/06/16/the-role-of-social-media-in-the-iranian-election/#comment-3501 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:47:21 +0000 http://directmarketingobservations.com/?p=1809#comment-3501 [...] http://directmarketingobservations.com/2009/06/16/the-role-of-social-media-in-the-iranian-election/ Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)The role of social media in the Iranian electionGerman Net Stalker Sentenced to Life in UK CourtWorld reacts to Iranian election resultQ&A: Bernard Lewis on Islam’s Crisis [...]

]]> By: m0k3d http://directmarketingobservations.com/2009/06/16/the-role-of-social-media-in-the-iranian-election/#comment-3500 Sun, 21 Jun 2009 17:03:41 +0000 http://directmarketingobservations.com/?p=1809#comment-3500 I am running a poll to see how Obama might handle a similar protest here in America?

Vote here,
http://todayperhaps.com/2009/06/21/what-would-obama-do-if-the-protest-was-here/

]]> By: Derek Gibson http://directmarketingobservations.com/2009/06/16/the-role-of-social-media-in-the-iranian-election/#comment-3499 Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:25:13 +0000 http://directmarketingobservations.com/?p=1809#comment-3499 Many in the Western World read these stories and feel that we really have a free media and free elections. However our media is forever focused on what is popular to consumers. So if cricket or anything else popular-culture is more popular than election issues, these things receive the coverage, unfortunately. However what’s really ironic is that individual members of a society are not really deciding what is popular but rather the media decides what gets the most coverage and media really dictates what is popular. Albeit individuals have some choice about what to pay attention to – from a limited menu of issues presented by the media – but these “choices” are not necessarily ones that are most important. Missing today is any intellectual debate; however, sites and forums that allow free range user generated content about whatever is of interest can be a step in the right direction where individuals can decide what is important.

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