UPDATE June 16, 2009 4:12 p.m. ET
Will they or won’t they?
According to a CNN Blog Post, the US Government has asked Twitter to KEEP RUNNING during the Iran crisis. That would mean no scheduled maintenance as originally planned for 2 p.m. Pacific Time today.

“It is a very good example of where technology is helping,” the official said.

 Also check out The Lede by the New York Times for:

supplement reporting from New York Times correspondents inside Iran

 

Original Article Continued Below…

As previously mentioned, Twitter is playing a huge role in the continuing saga that is the dispute over the 2009 Iranian Elections.

Earlier today, Twitter announced a scheduled maintenance for 12:45 a.m. ET to last about an hour and a half.

While, this would have meant the late night hours for people in the United States, who are going off to bed, watching television and getting off their computers – this actually, meant maintenance would be scheduled for Tuesday morning (June 16) in Iran when more activity is bound to occur.

Less than an hour later, users of the social networking site were protesting the maintenance with the #hashtags “#NoMaintenance” and “#NoTwitterMaintenance.”

Taking everything into consideration, from the Huffington Post to Mashable to CNN etc., Twitter, together with its host, NTT America, have decided to reschedule for Tuesday afternoon, which alternatively would be the middle of the night in Iran.

Talk about the Twitter Effect on itself. [Read more...]