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My friend Paris just sent me this link:

Very cool. It will be very awesome to start getting people around the world to uplaod videos about their own lives. This won’t immediately solve any problems…but at least we can all start from the point of reality.

I asked Paris how the site came to be. The site looks like it has obvious trademark infringement, but at least the power of the web is spreading. Here’s her answer….

Farsitube was founded by Shervin Noorian, a 21 year old student from Texas.
http://www.farsitube.com/contact
The site has been run since November 2006

The following interview is from
radiofarda.com (tomorrow’s news in farsi)
http://www.radiofarda.com/Article/2007/01/24/f3-farsitube.html

Here are the questions and answers:

Q. With Youtube already established, why did you decide to make a site that is so much like it?
A. The goal of Farsitube is to provide Iranians access to video clips
that deal with iran/iranians, so that they can display and comment on
their videos. Before starting any kind of tv station, our goal was to
make Farsitube.

Q. How long have you been working on this project, and how many of you are there?
A. Since November 2006. Besides myself, two of my friends are working on this.

Q. So far what are people’s reactions to Farsitube?

A. Many people have shown interest in a Farsi youtube. People are
also interested in sites such as facebook and/or myspace, and have
links to videos, etc. Our advertising has been basically through word
of mouth, or through the web. Right now we advertise our site to many
young Iranians in America, and we hope to advertise this site soon to
Iranians living in Iran.

Q. I saw a clip of Sadaam’s execution on Farsitube. Are there also clips that are not about iran or iranians on this site?
A.
Farsitube is not meant to have videos that are exclusively in Farsi.
Clips about Iran or Iranians can be published. Sadaams’s execution was
big news, and many people wanted to see it. Therefore, it was published
in the "political" section of the site.

Q. Is there a red line that the video clips cannot cross?
A. If the clip is not moral or ethical, or shows something disgusting or averting, it does not belong on the site.

Q. Have you introduced Farsitube to Youtube?

A. Not yet, the opportunity has not arisen.

Q. How does Farsitube hope to seek financial gain?
A. In the future we plan to use advertising to pay for the costs of the site, and allow the site to expand.

translation by Paris Marashi

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