#pman, #iranelection-significant events that unfolded on Twitter

Mashable recently released its "2009 As Seen Through Twitter Hashtags," in which #pman and #iranelection are included as significant events that unfolded on Twitter.

#pman (which stands for Piata Marii Adunari Nationale, the main square in Moldova's capital Chisinau), one of the accounts used during Moldova's "Twitter Revolution," included in Mashable's 2009. "After news broke that the Communist party had won elections in Moldova, the politically enthusiastic youth took to the streets and to Twitter. The revolution, dubbed by some “The Grape Revolution” and by others “The Twitter Revolution,” failed. However, it still serves as a testament to the power of social networks in mobilizing individuals behind a cause," writes Mashable.

Twitter grabbed the spotlight in June when it became a primary source of news and communications as Iranian citizens took to the streets to protest the disputed election. 

Other hashtags were: 

#inaug09, #inauguration (barack Omaba's inauguration in Jan. 2009)

#neda (short for Neda Agha-Soltan, a gunfire victim from the protests whose video-captured death spread quickly over the Internet)

#cnnfail (CNN’s complete lack of coverage early in the Iranian election crisis also spurred a vicious backlash from Twitter users)
 

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