Twitter will only be any good for this flash mob style communication.
To that end it seems to have replaced pirate radio / ham radio.
:: Back then the problems were the same: Listeners had to be listening on the same channel, they had to have listening equipment, and they needed to act on the information. People broadcasting had the problem of being traced and executed
Strategy, tactics cannot be discussed via an open channel.
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Relating to the blog post, it details a quite lame call-to-action. This had little risk for the participant [tweeter or complier]. It was the tweet equivalent of "Honk if you hate Ahmedinejad":: Honking ensues
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How long will activists be tweeting when @IranianGuard busts down @IranFreeNow ' s door and sprays her with bullets?
@IranFreeNow: Loud knock @ door, maybe my comrades?
[last message]
To that end it seems to have replaced pirate radio / ham radio.
:: Back then the problems were the same: Listeners had to be listening on the same channel, they had to have listening equipment, and they needed to act on the information. People broadcasting had the problem of being traced and executed
Strategy, tactics cannot be discussed via an open channel.
---
Relating to the blog post, it details a quite lame call-to-action. This had little risk for the participant [tweeter or complier]. It was the tweet equivalent of "Honk if you hate Ahmedinejad":: Honking ensues
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How long will activists be tweeting when @IranianGuard busts down @IranFreeNow ' s door and sprays her with bullets?
@IranFreeNow: Loud knock @ door, maybe my comrades? [last message]