Tag: egypt

guardian.co.uk – Networks are not always revolutionary
Fair point I think, having the network or having fame isn’t enough to guarantee success but it does help.
July 17, 2011
ReadWriteWeb – Libya Shuts Down Internet
Looks like Libyan domains such as bit.ly are still up however.
February 20, 2011
NYTimes.com – China, Twitter and 20-Year-Olds vs. the Pyramids
Do you really need a better explanation for why the revolts happened?
February 20, 2011
NYTimes.com – Missing Executive From Google Egypt Released
Good to see Egypt released him, what about all the other people who don’t have Google and the world’s attention behind them however?
February 7, 2011
The San Francisco Chronicle – Google Exec Who Went Missing In Egypt Now A Spokesman For Opposition Group
Scary times kids.
February 6, 2011
The Big Picture – A harrowing, historic week in Egypt
Some incredibly powerful images here of the Egyptian protests.
February 2, 2011
TechCrunch – Egypt Shuts Down Noor, Its Last ISP
This is so weird and disturbing the idea of a political entity being able to just disconnect itself from the internet.
January 31, 2011
Official Google Blog – Some weekend work that will (hopefully) enable more Egyptians to be heard
Only Google has this kind of ability to just buy a company and build a product to make the internet and a public more free.
January 31, 2011