My Way News - Web support pours out for Iran protesters
AP reports: "Google and Facebook have rushed out services in Farsi. Twitter users have changed their home cities to Tehran to provide cover for Internet users there. Others have configured their computers to serve as relay points to bypass Iranian censorship. [...] All week, Internet users in the U.S. and around the world fixed their eyes on the events unfolding in Iran, the way viewers might have been glued to their television sets 30 years ago. But unlike 30, or even five years ago, this time they could participate."

Comment: This is the dawn of a new era. Sure, we have had global news events in the past, events that captivated people not just in one country but all over the world. For example, the assassination of President Kennedy, the lunar landings, the death of Princess Diana, the Indonesian Tsunami, and the 9-11 terrorist attacks all were major global news events. Still, for all of their global scope, people were mere observers, watching events unfold on television. Now, thanks to the internet and social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, people can actually take an active role in a global news event. They can send each other e-mail, text messages, and even video, drawing them in and taking them beyond being merely observers to being active participants in the event. We are becoming an interactive global community. Think about this the next time you read Revelation 11:9-10.