Iranians are some of the most active internet users in the world, particularly when it comes to blogging, social networking, and similar activities. It's no su

Iranians are some of the most active internet users in the world, particularly when it comes to blogging, social networking, and similar activities. It's no surprise that Twitter has been embraced and used by Iranians. Your doubts seem to stem from anecdotal evidence and lack of understanding of how Iranians use the internet. Most of the people tweeting were seemingly new users with very similar English language avatars. Twitter usernames are forced to fit within a Latin character set, so it's no surprise that many used English words (many Iranians can speak English, you know). * I didn't see the Iranians I knew with green avatars.* The tinting of avatars to green was a movement by others to support the Iranians, not a move by Iranians themselves. Although, of course, it is inspired by the use of green by Iranians in real-life to support their candidate. Also take note that the green "opposition movement" is supportive of the old clerical power elite that has been in power before the current one. That's not necessarily true. It is true that in most areas, there is no fundamental difference between the two candidates, and the opposition candidate was part of a previous administration. However, this is missing the point. Iranians realize this, and support Moussavi because of the differences between his opponent, not the similarities. Moussavi represents a small shift from Ahmadinejad, but a shift nonetheless. It's a shift that would give Iranians slightly more personal freedoms, which would allow them in four years to push for a candidate that represents an even larger shift, and so on.. That having been said, it's true that Twitter shouldn't be receiving credit for its role in the Iranian elections; the credit should go to the Iranians themselves. Had Twitter not existed, they would have found an alternate method of disseminating information.