Twitter News - The New York Times: "Twitter, which was created by a 10-person startup in San Francisco called Obvious, is a heady mixture of messaging, social networking, 'microblogging' and something called 'presence,' shorthand for the idea that people should enjoy an 'always on' virtual omnipresence.
Twitter's rapid growth made it the object of intense interest and a fair amount of ridicule, as it was derided as high-tech trivia or the latest in time-wasting devices. But its use in Iran in the wake of the disputed presidential election of June 2009 to organize protests and disseminate information in the face of a news media crackdown brought it new respect."
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