Meassuring Twitter in Iran

I just read an interesting opinion about the whole Twitter phenomenon in the Iranian elections. Gaurav Mishra’s (co-founder of social media research and analytics company 20:20 Web Tech) said in a post the following:

"Calling what’s happening in Iran a ‘Twitter Revolution’ is not only distracting but also dangerous because it reduces a legitimate broad-based grassroots movement to what’s quickly becoming a cliche (see Moldova)". Click HERE to see full post.

Also, I read an article from The Guardian that talks about the importance of meassuring Twitter in the right way:

"Supporters of reformist challenger Mir Hossein Mousavi are more likely to use Twitter and Facebook. Poorer, less-educated voters have flocked to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Twitter co-founder Biz Stone acknowledged the limited group of users in Iran, who don't necessarily represent the mainstream. "Because Twitter is still a nascent service the sentiment is likely narrow," Stone said in an e-mail Monday to The Associated Press". Click HERE to read full article.