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Twitter saves man from prison in Egypt

BY Jack HumphreyFri May 2, 2008 at 8:41 AM
This blog is written by a member of our blogging community and expresses that member's views alone.

I bet this guy doesn’t think Twitter is a waste of time!

From Twitter headquarters:

“Last weekend CNN lead with a big story about James Buck, a
graduate student in journalism from the University of
California-Berkeley who was arrested last month in Mahalla, Egypt
while covering an anti-government protest. Thinking quickly, James
was able to send a one-word Twitter update: “Arrested.” His
followers in Egypt and back in the US reacted by contacting the
university and the consulate on his behalf. Before long, James was
updating Twitter with another one-word message, “Free.”

CNN Full Story

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Technology, Social Marketing, web 2.0, social media, blog marketing, Twitter Inc., Cable News Network LP LLLP, Egypt, War and Conflict, Protests and Demonstrations


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