Iran Blocks Google and Gmail to Protest Film

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BBC News - Google Search and Gmail censored in Iran

Iran Blocks Google As It Prepares To Launch Its Own Internet

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lol.
 


:( - taking off 30+ million minds from the global internet is saddening.

Iran and the Internet

Iran, officially known as the Islamic Republic of Iran and as Persia prior to 1935, has an estimated population of 75.3 million people and internet user base of 33.2 million. This figure is reported to have doubled every year since the 2005 and is one of the two biggest internet populations in the region, second only to Turkey. Broadband subscriptions have also been doubling year on year since 2005 and the internet audience in Iran tends to be between the ages of 15 and 40. Reports show that there are a larger percentage of university educated users online than users of any other media channel in Iran and with earnings above the national average. Fixed broadband prices in Iran are relatively cheap but with limited bandwidth. Internet advertising tends to be cheaper than other media channels although due to the relatively small bandwidth available it is not advised to invest in rich media content. Simple banners and text is the best approach at present for internet marketing in Iran. This suggests that relevant content articles are the best way to attract natural visitors to a lead generation campaign in Iran and video marketing is not advisable for maximum return on investment.
Engine Market Share

Search engine market share in Iran is not much different than most large and advanced internet populations. Google has the majority market share of 90.78% followed by Yahoo at 4.97% market share. Ask Jeeves and AOL lag behind with 0.46% and 0.07% respectively. Iranians are reported to enjoy heavy blogging and the top two types of websites in Iran are search engines and blogs. The most popular local blogs are Bloogfa.com and Peyvandha.ir. With local blogs amongst the top four most popular websites in Iran it is worthwhile for any internet marketer to find ways to penetrate the Iranian blogging scene for maximum impact.
Ecommerce in Iran

Ecommerce in Iran is increasing rapidly with reports stating that at least 50% of internet users in Iran have made an online purchase. Ecommerce websites in Iran represent 43% of all websites visited by internet users. Considering that only 14% of the population have PCs at home and the internet population stands at around 33.2 million, a large majority of internet users must access the internet from university, college, work or internet cafes and purchase a considerable amount on PCs that are not their own. This could suggest that lead generation for internet security products would be successful if advantage was taken of this situation by highlighting the risks associated with online purchasing and data protection. Perhaps the authoritative recommendation of using only sites displaying the Trusted Site logo or a similar type of authenticity verification service could encourage more interest amongst the highly educated Iranian internet user.
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I'm a beta tester for Iranian Internet. So far I love it. Iranian domains got better, meaningful extensions, such as ".jihad", ".prophetisking" and ".fuckamerica".
 
I could have told you this was coming since they had those deadly protests a couple of years back... This stupid film about tree jumper #1 was just a good excuse for them to "protect" all of their slaves there in Iran from all of our worldly ideas of freedom and shit, which is something the head turbans in charge have been worried about since 1990 no doubt.

It's kinda incredible that they waited until this film in fact, must have a stronger voice among the people to keep the net free there than I'd have estimated.

If you have friends in Iran, you'd better say your goodbyes now before they are completely and utterly cut off from the outside world. :(
 
lukep said:
This stupid film about tree jumper #1 was just a good excuse for them to "protect" all of their slaves there in Iran from all of our worldly ideas of freedom and shit
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Isolation would have negative impact on Western civilization. We may lose a source of all technological innovations and cultural achievements modern Iran has to offer.
 
Iran actually has a decent population of scientifically literate modernish people. It's just a shame those intellectuals let the fucking morons rule over them because they're afraid of getting their hands bloody.

The tree of modernity must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of intellectuals and idiots.
 
Fuck Iran in it's sick, diseased, goat smelling, carpet riding, backwards Islamic ASS.

Jeebus, I wish I had the button under my thumb.

good luck, fundies.
 
tomaszjot said:
I'm a beta tester for Iranian Internet. So far I love it. Iranian domains got better, meaningful extensions, such as ".jihad", ".prophetisking" and ".fuckamerica".
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Can you reserve some good EMDs for me then?

Please keep in mind that the market is Iran only (and may be some other similar countries) so pick the EMDs accordingly. Thanks.
 
WickedJoe said:
Iran actually has a decent population of scientifically literate modernish people. It's just a shame those intellectuals let the fucking morons rule over them because they're afraid of getting their hands bloody.

The tree of modernity must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of intellectuals and idiots.
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Ummm.... Did you mean to say Iran, or were you talking about the US?

You're right though, either way.
 
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