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06/01/2009
That micro-blogging thingy is everywhere. What the heck is it?
■Class discussion: Do you Twitter? Do you trust Tweets? How do you know if a particular Tweet is true?
UPDATE: During the election protests in Iran, Twitter, Facebook and other social networking sites have become the main conduit for information from the country after the Iranian government cracked down on international news coverage.