Cyber Persia

The most misrepresented and misunderstood country of the world.

In my previous post titled "The change we need", I inspected some restrictions enforced by industrial countries like the US on a typical Internet user in Iran. Now, I'm going to let you know the other side of the story.
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Sergey Brin, Google co-founder, starts blog

Sep 19, 2008 13:08

Welcome to my personal blog. While Google is a play on googol, too is a play on the much smaller number--two. It also means "in addition", as this blog reflects my life outside of work.

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The change we need

Sep 1, 2008 06:44

I wish there was a human rights activist or an organization that could defend the rights of Iranians as Netizens. There should be some sort of human digital rights declaration and online freedom of speech that all countries guarantee, especially wealthy industrialized countries like the US.

I know that under international laws, Governments are allowed to restrict the free flow of information to protect certain narrow interests such as national security or public morals, so I cannot and I don't look to change the filtering policy against Web sites and blogs inside Iran. What matters is why Iranian Netizens are disrespected by global companies and the laws of countries that carry the flagship of human rights.
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Watch your vision!

Jul 18, 2008 08:08

If you spend a lot of time working on your PC, your eyes are strained for a long time. By taking breaks you can reduce eye strain, refresh your body and mind, and increase your productivity and health. The problem is that it's easy to forget about break schedules.
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ebook-oriented Internet in Iran!

May 20, 2008 22:47

There has been a big debate between experts and Internet authorities in Iran over the recent statement of the ICT minister. The Iran Minister of Information and Communication Technology said that 56kbps dialup bandwidth is sufficient for universities and personal users as they can download even 500-page ebooks via the Internet easily.
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About Reza Hashemi

Reza Hashemi is a Web entrepreneur.He has an engineering degree in computer hardware and a Master in computer systems and networks architecture. He has experienced a condensed history of computers, operating systems and dot com generations. In his younger days, he mastered the art of playing computer games and programming for Commodore 64 then IBM 370 mainframes with card readers in university and hooked up to the Internet via a 19.6Kbps shared connection in 1993. He is also a university instructor, IT consultant and founder/CEO/board member of a couple of e-businesses since Y2K.