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Twitter takes on another role

NEWSWATCH: Twitter has become a powerful political tool in addition to its role as a social messaging service, thanks to the Iranian crisis, reports The Observer.

23 Jun 2009

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The Observer: Twitter: The tweet that shook the world… When the US government wanted to find a way to influence events in Iran, they turned to the Internet... and Twitter.

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