Around 60% of the population of Iran is under 25 years of age and they tend to be more world aware, politically aware and technologically connected. Many of them had not voted before this election and this is their first time to be involved with the political situation and they are not happy withe the way politics is working in their country.
What is interesting following the aftermath of the result is tha way that the younger generation is using technology to challenge the elction result. They are using blogs, social network sites and mobile phones to spread messages, let the outside world know and see what is happening and organising their rallies and strategies. Here are some examples from the BBC website:
“He added that tags like “IranElection” on the social networking site Twitter have attracted huge numbers of “followers”. These tweets often reference a YouTube clip or a URL, thus further increasing the audience, he said.
A YouTube spokesperson said there had been an increase in activity for all types of videos related to the Iranian election. People were turning to the video-sharing website to get the latest from people on the ground who had “uploaded their experiences live and in the midst of the action”, the spokesperson added.
Interesting blog on youth in emerging markets
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