from my blog published in Advertising Agehttp://adage.com/globalnews/article?article_id=148943MCN Chairman Akram Miknas has a view down to the square where the protests in Bahrain are unfolding, swelling, gripping yet another Middle Eastern nation....
Fighting With Social Media Until Now, Egyptians Prepare For More Physical Battle
From Advertising Age / Global NewsIt’s very early morning in Cairo on Wednesday and I’m being told on the phone that the protesters are bracing for the worst. Omar Sulieman, the Egyptian vice president, has warned that his government “can’t put up with...
Live From Tahrir Square: What Egyptians Are Tweeting Today
From Advertising Age/Global News:Well, they got @Sandmonkey this morning. The Egyptian micro-celebrity and blogger Mahmoud who goes under the handle Sandmonkey was put in a cage, arrested. Not much of a surprise, and a bit too late. He’d already got...
Booted Off Web, Egyptians Find Twitter Work-Around on @Speak2Tweet
From my blog published on Advertising Age/Global News:DUBAI (AdAge.com) — It’s happening in Tahrir Square, it’s happening in Alexandria and it’s unfolding on Speak2Tweet. The revolution in Egypt is not on TV or radio, but tugging at Mubarak 140 characters...
@Sandmonkey arrested and blog down. Here's his last post
Egypt, right now: by SandmonkeySandmonkey, Egypt’s most famous English-language blogger, was arrested on 3 February 2011 while attempting to deliver medical supplies to Tahrir Square. About one hour later, his blog was suspended. The obvious conclusion...
