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Balatarin (Persian: ''بالاترین'', lit., ''highest'') is a Persian language social and political link-sharing website aimed primarily at Iranian audiences. Balatarin does not generate news in-house but provides a hub where users can post links to webpages of their choice, vote on their relevance or significance, and post comments. New links initially go to the "recently posted" page; as they collect positive votes, they gain a higher rank and move to the front page, which increases their visibility. Combining the technical attributes of reddit, digg, newsvine, and del.icio.us, Balatarin is a mission-oriented platform dedicated to enabling and fostering freedom of expression and information for the benefit of Iranian society. Balatarin was named the editors' pick in 1386 (March 2007 to March 2008) in 7-Sang, a Persian Internet magazine, and was voted the second most popular Persian website in the same year.〔(TopMedia.ir | برترینهای رسانهای سال ۱۳۸۶ )〕 Balatarin was also voted the best "News Website" in 1385 by readers of the same magazine.〔(7sang Persian E-zine | نتايج نهایی نظرسنجی برترينهای رسانهای سال ۸۵ )〕 Balatarin proved to be a very effective social network during and after the Iranian presidential elections in June 2009. Many Iranians used Balatarin to get the latest news about the opposition Green Movement that claimed the election was fraudulent. Meanwhile, the government methodically censored all sources of news about the unprecedented national grassroots protest movement. Balatarin was also used as a platform for coordinating protests against the regime. The effectiveness of such actions was proved during the Quds () Day demonstrations on September 18, 2009. Tens of thousands of Iranians demonstrated in Tehran and subverted the government-sanctioned anti-Israeli demonstration into a rally against the Iranian regime. In 2011, Balatarin was nominated by the jury for Deutsche Welle's The BOBs award for "Best use of technology for social good" ==New Initiatives== Balamusic is a virtual stage where people can watch musical performances selected by Balatarin users. The program was launched on April 5, 2011 with a live recital by the highly acclaimed Iranian soprano, Darya Dadvar. More than 3,000 Balatarin users received the program with a warm applause, with just over 1,000 from Iran and about 2,000 from the US, Canada, Germany, UK, Sweden, The Netherlands, Malaysia, and the UAE. Dadvar delighted her audience with music exclusively tuned to the occasion and took questions from her Balatarin fans after the concert. Since then, Balatarin users have posted links to an endless variety of performances, from Khorasani, Kurdish, and Armenian folk music to classical and contemporary Western music, to popular Persian orchestral music of the Golhaye-Javidan variety, to numerous vocalists, instrumentalists, and bands, old and young. Balavision: Dialogue for Democracy is a web-based, live video streaming channel that launched in January 2013 with the mission to foster democracy and freedom of expression. In-house productions include (1) Educational Programs, (2) Interviews, (3) Debates, and (4) Internet Security. One educational series with video animation covers the concepts, institutions, history and practices that embody democracy. Another one, centered on human rights, is presented through both educational and live interactions and moderated by the highly acclaimed human rights lawyer, Mehrangiz Kar. A series on the art of dialogue, produced by the award-winning journalist and literary critic, Faraj Sarkohi, offers guidance on how to maintain a healthy, civil, and productive dialogue; and how to establish and refine a transparent decision making process. In an age where digital media are key to information collection, communication and organization, another series helps users learn how to ensure Internet security. The Debates series featured both experts and lay people and focused on the pros and cons of voting in the 2013 presidential elections; whether the cinematographer Mohsen Makhmalbaf should travel to Israel in July 2013 to attend the Jerusalem International Film Festival; nonviolence, and other topics of interest. Users have the opportunity to post comments and questions and interact with the anchor and the guests during the broadcasts. The broadcasts may also be downloaded for future viewing; transcripts, audio files and English summaries of select programs are made available to make the content as accessible as possible. In addition to in-house productions, Balavision covers conferences and events of special interest to the Iranian community live, such as reports by UN Special Rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed on the state of human rights in Iran; debates among presidential candidates in Iran streamed live from Press-TV; Global Dialogue on the Future of Iran (Munk School of Global Affairs, Univ. of Toronto, Canada); The Student Movement: Past, Present and Future, a conference hosted in Washington, DC by the newly founded Center for Democracy and Modernism, Iranian Women's Studies Foundation (IWSF) 2014 conference, San Diego, and so forth. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Balatarin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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