Twitter postponed a scheduled maintenance shutdown to keep in touch with Iran election crisis

June 24th, 2009 UK retailer Habitat sorry for Iran tags on Twitter LONDON — British homewares retailer Habitat apologized on Wednesday after ads for the store appeared on Twitter tagged with words linked to the Iranian election crisis. Some Twitter users became angry after the upmarket store's messages turned up in searches for topics such as "Iran" and "Mousavi," the name of Iranian presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi.

July 8th, 2009 LONDON - Former US national security adviser Mark Pfeifle has said that microblogging site Twitter should win the Nobel Peace Prize for its role during the civil unrest in Iran. "When traditional journalists were forced to leave the country, Twitter became a window for the world to view hope, heroism, and horror," The Telegraph quoted Pfeifle, as saying.

September 30th, 2009 Voter group challenges Diebold voting machine saleWASHINGTON, D.C. — A voter advocacy organization asked the U.S.

June 20th, 2009 LONDON - To help Iranians "communicate directly" to the world in the wake of the growing protests in the country, Google has unveiled a Farsi translation service, while Facebook has launched a version of its site in Persian. The Internet has played a key role in allowing some Iranians to communicate since last week's disputed presidential elections, and many international media outlets have used services like Twitter and emails in their coverage, The Telegraph reports.

April 8th, 2009 Chinese and Russian cyber spies have penetrated the U.S. electrical grid and left behind software programs that could be used to disrupt the system, according to current and former national-security officials.

July 23rd, 2009 Knife in hand, Schwarzenegger tweets about budgetSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Ever the entertainer, Gov.

May 24th, 2009 TEHRAN - Iran has blocked access to social networking site Facebook ahead of June's presidential elections, according to Iran's ILNA news agency. ILNA suggested the move was aimed at stopping supporters of reformist candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi from using the site for his campaign.

June 17th, 2009 Iran's Revolutionary Guard warns online mediaTEHRAN, Iran — Iran's opposition announced a third day of street demonstrations Wednesday as the country's most powerful military force warned of a crackdown against online media in its first pronouncement on the deepening election crisis. Blogs and Web sites such as Facebook and Twitter have been vital conduits for Iranians to inform the world about protests over Friday's disputed election.

July 9th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The next time you surf the internet, you may bump into a Nobel Peace Prize candidate. A US security expert has proposed the honour for micro-blogging site Twitter, which helped protesters in Iran beat censorship and tell their tale to the world.

July 22nd, 2009 Homeland Security revamps Web siteWASHINGTON — The Homeland Security Department relaunched its Web site Wednesday and became the first Cabinet-level agency to follow the tech-savvy White House directives on social media. President Barack Obama's aides have been urging agencies to add interactive components to their Web sites, such as videos and blogs.

June 17th, 2009 Iranian opposition head calls for rally ThursdayTEHRAN, Iran — Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi has called on his Web site for a mass rally Thursday to protest the country's disputed election results and violence against his followers. The call presents a direct challenge to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who said Tuesday evening that Mousavi should pursue his demands through the country's electoral system.

January 9th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Orissa Saturday announced it would review all the projects carried out in the state by Maytas Infra Private Limited (MIPL), promoted by the sons of disgraced Satyam Computer Services chairman B. Ramalinga Raju.

September 18th, 2009 State: Cougar reported on Microsoft campusREDMOND, Wash. — Wildlife officials say there has been a report of a cougar wandering Microsoft's campus in Redmond.

March 16th, 2005 India should stop developing a gas pipeline with Iran because Iran is bad US gives no commitment about India's seat in UN permanent council US will go ahead with sale of F-16's to Pakistan desite Pakistan being a well known terrorist heaven Pretty bilateral dilogue don't you think?

August 2nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - The Pentagon is planning to ban Facebook, Twitter, and other social media at US Department of Defense sites. The prospective ban isn't due to fears that troops might divulge secure information over the sites, or to worries about bad PR.