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"Let's go over some of the ways the Iran situation has affected social media. First, Twitter rescheduled its downtime because it's been instrumental to communication from protesters.  Facebook launched a Persian translation to help facilitate discussion.  Google Translate released Farsi support so English users could understand Farsi communication easier.  And YouTube, Twitter, and the blogosphere have been on fire.\nThese web tools have been essential to communication between Iranians and have brought vivid information about the situation to the rest of the world.  So it should not surprise you that people are using these tools to create mashups that help.  We found one being shared today that piqued our interest.  It is a Google Maps mashup of embassies accepting injured Iranians in Tehran.\nThe map, seeded from information in a liveblog on The Huffington Post, is a running list of embassies that are publicly taking in injured Iranians.  The nice thing about it being a Google Maps mashup is that it can be easily utilized by Iranians and shared with others.  It's another example of what you can do with blogs, social tools, and a lot of sharing.\nIf you want to see and use the mashup, here is a direct link:\n\n\n\n\nNote: If you're wondering why the U.S. is not on this map, it's because the U.S. has no embassy in Tehran, since the U.S. Government has no official relationship with the nation or its leadership."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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