Twitter Saves The Day
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008 | Uncategorized
U.C. Berkeley student’s Twitter messages alerted world to his arrest in Egypt
A U.C Berkeley graduate journalism student was arrested while photographing a public demonstration. Fortunately for him, he was able to text the word “ARRESTED” to his Twitter account from his phone. By the next day, he had an Egyptian lawyer hired by UCB, and was out of jail.
His friends on Twitter saw the message and contacted the U.S. Embassy and the AP and other media. Unfortunately his interpreter is still being held, but the Internet is working to get him out too.
It’s this kind of thing that makes me love technology. This is its true purpose: to help people.
Tags: egypt, journalist, arrested, Twitter
1 Comment to Twitter Saves The Day
wow that’s amazing! +1 for twitter lol
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