http://www.itworld.com/taxonomy/term/7363/all xx http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/69528/arms Pick your protest: Iran elections or iPhone 3G S pricing http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/69528/arms#comments Personal tech Feature cartoon iPhone 3G S Iran election Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:00:17 -0400 Phil Johnson 69528 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/tech-amp-society/69480/iran-so-far-unwilling-completely-choke-net Despite attempts to consolidate Internet traffic, the Iranian government has so far been unwilling to shut down its entire Internet infrastructure, according to analysis from security vendor Arbor Networks. http://www.itworld.com/tech-amp-society/69480/iran-so-far-unwilling-completely-choke-net#comments Government Internet Tech & society News iran Iran election Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:49:45 -0400 ITworld staff 69480 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/tech-amp-society/69452/iran-cyber-activism-without-middle-man The owner of a medical records software business in the tiny town of Miami Oklahoma, Anthony Papillion is on the forefront of a new wave of Internet activism, fuelled by social media sites like Twitter, which are giving Iranian citizens and supporters of the government protests there new ways of involving themselves in the political struggle. http://www.itworld.com/tech-amp-society/69452/iran-cyber-activism-without-middle-man#comments Government Internet Tech & society Analysis iran Iran election social media social networking Twitter Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:21:45 -0400 ITworld staff 69452 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/tech-amp-society/69431/twitter-says-us-asked-shutdown-be-delayed Twitter Inc. late yesterday acknowledged that the U.S. State Department had contacted the Web company about delaying its scheduled site maintenance because of the number of Iranians who have been using Twitter to get information out about the political situation there. http://www.itworld.com/tech-amp-society/69431/twitter-says-us-asked-shutdown-be-delayed#comments Government Internet Tech & society News Iran election Twitter Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:17:03 -0400 ITworld staff 69431 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/government/69402/irans-leaders-fight-internet-internet-wins-so-far Iran's government in recent days has tried to cut off Internet access for most of its election protestors by shutting down routers at the nation's perimeters, ripping satellite dishes off roofs, cutting cables and turning off telephone switching networks. Iran, in effect, has declared cyberwar on itself. And it doesn't appear to be winning the fight because of the resilience of a communications grid originally designed to be both resilient and pervasive. http://www.itworld.com/government/69402/irans-leaders-fight-internet-internet-wins-so-far#comments Government Internet Tech & society News Iran election Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:56:38 -0400 ITworld staff 69402 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/tech-amp-society/69381/twitter-becomes-lifeline-iran-turmoil Iranians Twitter to the world, bypassing government blocked communication avenues. http://www.itworld.com/tech-amp-society/69381/twitter-becomes-lifeline-iran-turmoil#comments Internet Tech & society News Iran election Twitter Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:32:58 -0400 ITworld staff 69381 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/tech-amp-society/69363/iran-election-fracas-stirs-cyberattacks-twitter-users As political tensions increase in Iran, an apparently ad-hoc cyber protest against the results of recent Iranian elections has knocked key Web sites off-line. Meanwhile, online communities are ramping up their opposition efforts. http://www.itworld.com/tech-amp-society/69363/iran-election-fracas-stirs-cyberattacks-twitter-users#comments Government Internet Tech & society Feature Iran election Twitter Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:51:41 -0400 ITworld staff 69363 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/tech-amp-society/69358/iran-protests-tech-tools-work As political tensions increase in Iran, online communities are ramping up their opposition efforts. Here's a breakdown of current online tools in use in Iran. http://www.itworld.com/tech-amp-society/69358/iran-protests-tech-tools-work#comments Government Internet Tech & society Feature Facebook Iran election social media Twitter Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:26:15 -0400 ITworld staff 69358 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/internet/69322/iran-all-twitter-service-maintenance-pushed-back Network maintenance that would have put Twitter offline for as long as 90 minutes late Monday has been postponed due to the importance the microblogging service is currently playing in Iran. http://www.itworld.com/internet/69322/iran-all-twitter-service-maintenance-pushed-back#comments Internet Tech & society News Iran election Twitter Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:11:32 -0400 ITworld staff 69322 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/69321/unrest-iran-cyber-attacks-begin An apparently ad-hoc cyber protest against the results of recent Iranian elections has knocked key Web sites off-line. http://www.itworld.com/security/69321/unrest-iran-cyber-attacks-begin#comments Security News Iran election Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:09:20 -0400 ITworld staff 69321 at http://www.itworld.com