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Article location:http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/jack-humphrey/social-media-watch/twitter-saves-man-prison-egypt
May 2, 2008
Tags: Technology, blog marketing, Social Marketing, social media

Twitter saves man from prison in Egypt

By Jack Humphrey

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.”

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