CNET News Daily Podcast: Iranian protests hit social networks
How Iranian citizens turned to Twitter, Facebook, and other social-networking means to get around a government media clampdown following the nation's controversial election.
Rafe Needleman Former Editor at Large
Rafe Needleman reviews mobile apps and products for fun, and picks startups apart when he gets bored. He has evaluated thousands of new companies, most of which have since gone out of business.
Following the controversial results of Iran's presidential elections, citizens turned to Twitter, Facebook, and other social-networking means to circumvent a government media clampdown and get supporters out to rallies. CNET News reporter Daniel Terdiman has more.
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