Turn your Twitter avatar green and show support for Iran protesters

Jun 18 2009 Published by Joey Alarilla under Uncategorized

Here’s an excerpt from my latest CNET Asia blog post.

If you’re on Twitter, you’ve probably noticed that a number of users now have a green avatar. That’s to show their support for democracy in Iran, where Twitter has become a vital tool for those protesting the allegedly rigged results of the elections.

In fact, for days, #IranElection has been the top Trending Topic on Twitter, which even postponed the site’s scheduled maintenance at the request of the US Government, working around the Iranian timezone.

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