As the world watches the ongoing political turmoil in Iran through the lens of Twitter (see my analysis piece
and other National coverage
and
), it is interesting to find out how exactly the popular communication tool is being used in the country.
Statistics and an explanation to what that funky graphic is after the jump.
, a Canadian-based software company, has developed a tool to track and trace Twitter users and what they are saying. They recently
posted an article on their blog
analysing what Iranian Twitter users are doing following the country's election results.
The company found that Iran boasts a total of 19,235 Twitter users, compared with 8,654 in mid-May, up a whopping 122 per cent. Sysomos has also determined that Iran's Twitter growth has risen strongly this year, seemingly inline with Twitter's worldwide growth rate. Given the interest in the election, another blogger determined that Iranian Twitter messages are being
"re-tweeted" or forwarded an average of 57.8 times
.
However, it is what Iranian Twitter users were saying which may be the most interesting part of Sysomos' findings. From their blog:
