1.0 link 218734 <![CDATA[The Two Faces of Twitter: Revolution in a Digital Age]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/darrell-west/the-two-faces-of-twitter_b_218734.html When Parisians stormed the Bastille in 1789, political communications centered primarily on newspapers and face-to-face conversations. News-gathering was localized, and it took weeks for political developments to spread around the world.

Now, political protest has shifted to the Internet. The role of Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter in recent Iranian street demonstrations shows the power of digital technologies. Because of their decentralized nature, these tools empower grass-roots activists and help them bypass government authorities.

Protesters employ cell phones, text messages, mobile cameras, blogs,...

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