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What Is The Value Of Tweets From Iran?

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Post-election protests continue in Iran, and so do the tweets. Many protesters use Twitter to communicate amongst themselves and with the outside world. But some question the veracity of the information that is being posted on the micro-blogging service.

Noam Cohen writes about technology for the New York Times. His article, "Twitter on the Barricades: Six Lessons Learned" appeared in Sunday's paper.

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