Hello, I have been a listener for years to a series of techie radio networks (W0KIE, Skybird, Skyscanner) that started on TVRO and were one of the first to do web streaming. The internet presence is mainly through Radio Free Dishnuts. Dave Marthouse, formerly of Spectrum, knows several of the people involved. I still chat on IRC during various shows. Show hosts and listeners are mostly on Twitter and link back to Facebook. So another universe merges into my Facebook athough a couple of them have attended the Fest. I have mentioned the Fest on IRC and various shows. They have moved on from Facebook to Twitter and it seems I am trailing behind.
I am following news stories about the Green Movement in Iran, in particular about the use of services like Facebook and Twitter. That is some serious use of Twitter. Mobile Phones and SMS are very popular with the young people in Iran, much like Europe and Japan. Satellite TV is banned yet I see photographs of dishes openly on balconies and roofs. It seems the Iranian government was caught out and is trying to catch up. It is interesting to compare it with China. China seems to have better control, but then Communist governments have been controlling access to communications for years. 73 Eric ----- Start Original Message ----- Sent: Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:28:49 -0500 From: Richard Cuff <[email protected]> To: Discussion list for the Winter SWL Fest <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Swlfest] Facebook Group? > By design, Twitter is much more fluid and "lean". It was an effective > tool to coalesce people around a common, localized interest during > last week's snowstorm. Our local newspaper and independent TV station > included the relevant Twitter feed (really based on a hashtag) as part > of their storm coverage. > > RC > > On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 2:21 PM, maryanne kehoe <[email protected]> wrote: > > I think Facebook is more accessible, I too still don't understand > > Twitter, but it is nice to have most of your friends on FB, all listed > > in one place, no matter where in the world they are. > _______________________________________________ > Swlfest mailing list > [email protected] > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swlfest > > To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to > [email protected]?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL shown > above. > > For more information on the Fest, visit: > > http://www.swlfest.com > http://swlfest.blogspot.com > ----- End Original Message ----- _______________________________________________ Swlfest mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swlfest To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to [email protected]?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL shown above. For more information on the Fest, visit: http://www.swlfest.com http://swlfest.blogspot.com
