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POPSWe Are All Writers Now (Anne Trubek is an associate professor of Rhetoric & Composition at Oberlin College. She has a blog at GOOD magazine.)
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POPS No Eyewitnesses to the Crime Still, the world is watching. As we Americans celebrate the Declaration of Independence, let’s stand with Iran by recalling the first democratic revolution in Asia. It began in 1905 in Iran, driven by the quest to secure parliamentary government and a Constitution from the Qajar dynasty. Now, 104 years on, Iranians demand that the Constitution they have be respected through Islamic democracy and a government accountable to the people. They will not be silenced. The regime’s base has narrowed dramatically. Its internal splits are growing with the defection of much of the clerical establishment. One distinguished Iran scholar, Farideh Farhi, wrote this to me: “So I cry and ask why we have to do this to ourselves over and over again. Yet I do have hope, perhaps for purely selfish reasons " because I don’t want to cry all the time, but also because of the energy you keep describing.
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POPSHow social media has changed P.R. Public relations has always been about who you know, but the people on the 'who you need to know' list have changed as a result of social media - primarily twitter.
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POPSMiley Cyrus and Justin Gaston Breakupgoo For the past few days, Miley Cyrus and Justin Gaston have taken to their separate Twitter pages with messages of woe. “Tears are words the heart can’t express,” Cyrus, 16, wrote Sunday night. Gaston, 21, tweeted the next morning, “How many tears are in there? They’ve gotta run out soon, right?”
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POPSTwo U.S. Soldiers Killed By Suicide Bomb Attack CENTCOM has yet to confirm the identity of the two soldiers killed during the suicide attack. But verification is expected shortly. On his MySpace.com page, Aaron wrote about his hobbies and posted pictures of his time in Aghanistan. “Hey my name is Aaron Fairbairn, I am 20 and in the army. I like to ride dirtbikes, go muddin and all of that kind of stuff. One of my favorite things to do is work on my truck when I break it. I have a yamaha yz 125 I haven’t got to ride it much because of work but i plan to go race it sometime,” he said in his ‘about me’ page. On Sunday, friends began writing messages on his page. “Aaron i will miss you little brother Love you RIP,” wrote one. “Aaron! I’m so sorry! Tell me it’s not true!” said another.
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POPSIs twitter boring you? @davewiner says yes. I've been hearing this quite often lately, so figured i'd clip @davewiner's tweet and ask if others are feeling the same way. personally, i have always found twitter to be a volatile blend of boring and rewarding. my biggest disappointment with twitter is that it's not tapping into people's innate desire to give, but is instead being positioned and treated as a massive "look at me" platform. i think this stems from management's decision to put the focus on a bunch of boring, attention seeking celebrities in their recommended list. that damaged the vibe of the site and overall user experience.
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POPSPlease Sign "Where Is My Vote?" Petition
via http://twitter.com/Iran_Translator:: As we all know our Supreme Leader or so called Father of the Country, A. Khameneh-e, who is supposed to be behind his people and protecting us as well as nurturing us all, has been doing the exact opposite for more than 20 years since the beginning of his leadership position. You should hear and see what is going on in our mass-media locally these days. It is shameful to see that some of our local channels are showing some entertainment programs and our news channel is misusing our people's voices against them and against what is the truth. Our Dictatorial government has done nothing for the country or for the benefit of the people who need more than just money, candy and pistachio. The government with hands of Ahmadi-nejad has been feeding lowest class in Iran, who can't even read and write, and brainwashing them so they will be tricked into believing that Ahmadi-nejad and Khameneh-e stand for peace and Democracy in the country;
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