Dear readers, are you keeping up with what’s happening in Iran? Where are you getting your news? From Twitter? Or traditional media outlets? Will you come meet me in NYC for Meet The Blogger day? OH! And don’t forget, tonight is TweetChat! 8-9:30. Will I see you there?
As always, I’d love to hear from you!
Aliya S. King 
June 15, 2009 at 12:08 pm
Aliya,
The lack of reportage on Iran blew me away yesterday to the point
where I felt as a blogger, it was my responsibility to sit down
and aggregate as much as possible to make sense of what was happening.
http://modelminority.blogspot.com/2009/06/61409-iranian-revolution-coup-time-will.html
I came to your site for the first time last week re, the Toure
post [I am preparing a post on the plight of the Black writer,
and some thoughts about your exchange] lols.
I enjoyed your honesty and willingness to engage.
We both know that it is easier to smug and dismissive.
I think Ukachi, tried to introduce us in BK way back when
Bill Clinton was president, as I was working on a zine
at the New School. Small world, no?
Meet/Tweet and greets are awesome. I have been to one
that Big Ced has thrown at Negril’s. Nice to put human faces
with online personalities.
Thank you for creating this space online. Your community is awesome.
~r
June 15, 2009 at 12:43 pm
You’re so cute, Aliya. LOL. Hahaha @ brought to you buy Yummy’s and the Clover comments. Can’t wait for her guest blog. LOVE Clover’s writing.
June 15, 2009 at 4:01 pm
Loving the commercials! This weeks topics are highly anticipated as usual!
June 15, 2009 at 7:39 pm
I thought Twitter was a fun way for me to procrastinate and to communicate with others/see what celebrities are eating for lunch (haha) but the live tweets from the protestors in Iran made me change my mind. I think it’s a great way to get unfiltered news. I’ll keep my skeptics hat on for now, but I’m starting to see the real point of twitter as news now.
June 15, 2009 at 8:59 pm
Hil-a-rious bit at the end. My good friend Robyn gave me the BIGGEST compliment when she told me your blogs sound like pieces I’d write. I wish.
Oh, I scrape my news from various web sites, including people’s Facebook links. I only watch tv for the weather (or to lull me to sleep) and shamefully, I rarely read a printed newspaper. Don’t yet use Twitter to get news, but soon come, I’m sure.
June 21, 2009 at 12:04 pm
fab and funny. keep ’em comin.