There’s an excellent overview of how online communication tools were used during the Egyptian Revolution as well as a timeline of communication shutdowns here: Egypt Revolution 2011 and Communications. It’s by Ramy Raoof whose photos I followed via Twitter links during the demonstrations.
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Hearing that Sandmonkey had been arrested made my heart clutch up. My cousin (whose knowledge of the Middle East is better than mine) had told me I should follow a “witty Egyptian blogger” Sandmonkey, if I was interested in what was happening. I found his blog and read this post: Egypt, right now!. He said […]
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Hundreds of people infront of the presidential palace in Heliopolis. So peacful. So cold out here. #egypt #jan25 posted by @jarelkamar from Twitter for iPhone 2 hours 48 mins ago see: http://yfrog.com/h0enezqj I’ve been glued to Al Jazeera Engish’s live stream of Tahrir every moment I haven’t been at work or in the car (except […]
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H_Eid Hossam Eid® by 3arabawy كلام فارغ RT @RassdNews: عاجل ومؤكد || اعلان حاله حظر التجوال من الساعه 3 ظهرا اليوم وتم تبليغ جميع الشركات والموسسات عن طريق الهاتف 6 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply » 3arabawy Hossam عمو حسام Protests expected around 3pm RT: @bencnn: In Mahalla, few tanks, NO police. No demos yet. […]
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For whatever happens next, Egypt’s mobilisation will remain a revolution of world-historical significance because its actors have repeatedly demonstrated an extraordinary capacity to defy the bounds of political possibility, and to do this on the basis of their own enthusiasm and commitment. They have arranged mass protests in the absence of any formal organisation, and […]
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Biggest turnouts to date, all over the country. http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/blog/2011/feb/08/egypt-protests-live-updates1 Wael Ghonim’s interview riveting http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjimpQPQDuU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yW59LZsjE_g&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V690GO7YzgA This is the real deal. The Berlin Wall of right now. Faculty members of Cairo University [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lF17Mu4eDa4[/youtube] Fine Egyptian Youth [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnV05jTVmWo&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL[/youtube] At the barricades http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2011/02/07/watson.egypt.revolution.cnn
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