Monday, December 05, 2005
Shahram's Newest Post; Iranian Blogging/Research
I've actually posted the introduction, and if you have any doubts, read more;
Iranian Weblogs: Promoting a Research Project
In his most recent posting, Hoder informs us there are about 700,000 Iranian weblogs. He is concerned thatt the number of weblogs inside and outside of Iran are not reported properly. In fact, he questions the correctness of using what he calls the two-year old stats that say there are about 75,000 weblogs. But as far as I can tell, it is not the quantity but quality that one should be concerned with. Whether there are a hundred thousand or a million weblogs by Iranians out there, it is imperative that we grasp how they are functioning. What are their social, cultural, scientfic and political impact on the Iranian youth?
It seems the Iranian Weblogs Research Project is almost the one that concerns itself with the types of questions that I am raising.
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