The Mob, Vegas, and Tea

As social networks and mobile technology have propelled the world forward in terms of connection and the ability to tell your own story (through status updates, camera phones, and mobile video), Citizen Journalism has been on the rise for some time.

In recent memory, the plane crash in the Hudson River in New York City was first captured by a citizen who updated his Twitter account status.

Similarly, it's been fascinating in the last few days to watch events unfold in Iran.

According to CNN, information is being passed from person to person and to news organizations through iReports, Facebook, and Twitter.

Clearly, the power of not only social networking, but mobile technology is seen here.

Many traditional journalists and expats have been following the Iran Twitter feeds, through this hashtag: #iranelection.

Some fascinating bits of 140 character info. there.

Difficult to tell what bits are true and what could be made up. Nevertheless, we see technologies hard at work, aiding in storytelling and connection.