egypt

2 million reported to be in Tahrir Square. Twitter reactions from Turkish cybersphere. Photos from the protest in Istanbul. Revolution roundup continues.

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Egypt: A Nation Forced Offline IHH President Bülent Yıldırım speaks… by @morcocuk Ayaklanacak Arap ülkelerine önceden Arjantin'li devrimciler getirilsin ki, Ece Temelkuran desteğini esirgemesin. Tango bilme şartı da olsun! — ahmet kılcı (@ahmetkilci) January 31, 2011 http://twitter.com/sezerpal/status/32398880230350849 http://twitter.com/MJayRosenberg/status/31761936240615425 http://twitter.com/derinsular/statuses/31837224915968000 Tahrirdekı gosterıcılere ateş acılırsa bebektekı mısır konsolosluğunu (hıdiv sarayı) işgal edelim. Bina savunmasız. Cıddıyım. @senolkarakas — … Read more

Avaaz.org and Tor team up against Internet blackout. Egypt roundup continues…

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Egypt: Avaaz.org and Tor team up to fight the Internet blackout, you can help from Boing Boing by Xeni Jardin by NickKristof: “pro-democracy protesters taking photos with soldiers on Tahrir. Hope they stay friendly. Egypt: Real Change Comes from the Street from OPEN ANTHROPOLOGY by John Stanton I commented some years ago on the troubles … Read more

Registering a revolution. Hail to the brave people of Egypt. A roundup.

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Egypt: Too soon to analyze, so here?s my outbox from …My heart’s in Accra by Ethan Protesters stop for prayer during January 28th demonstrations in Cairo (possibly 6th October Bridge.) Twitpic posted by @ollywainwright What Role Did Social Media Play in Tunisia, Egypt Protests? from MediaShift As the protests are playing out in the streets … Read more

It is the smell of digital revolution. From Egypt to Yemen… A roundup

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Egypt: An Internet Black Hole from Global Voices Online by Jillian C. York Written by Jillian C. York This post is part of our special coverage of Egypt Protests 2011. Over the past few days, as protesting Egyptians have utilized social media tools for organizing and disseminating information, they’ve also come across numerous obstacles to … Read more

A short animation in tribute to Tunisian resistance: “Free Gas Bomb For All”

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Suivez le direct du soulèvement Tunisien sur http://actualutte.info/ Animation BD Pour tous nos braves martyres un petit geste de la par de Fahem med ali. Diffusé par Court Métrage. ******************* MAIN FOCUS: Revolution but no domino effect | 17/01/2011 from euro|topics The situation remains tense in Tunis: the military controls the streets and is fighting … Read more

Day 1 at the World Blogging Forum

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This is a post to be built all day…

WBF in Twitter.

Erkan decides to be think more about microblogging. This conference turns out to have main focus on microblogging.

Ramon Stoppelenburg narrates his story. He says any innovative move in internet will win… Boy, it is such a story. Who is this crazy dutch guy? Check out the links below:

Ramon

The Dutch Ramon Stoppelenburg (1976) started blogging from his student loft somewhere in 1998. But he became world famous for being the first ever person to travel the world for free, totally relying on the hospitality of strangers from all over the world, who invited him over through his website www.letmestayforaday.com. Over 3,577 people from 72 countries invited him over and from 2001 to 2003 he travelled through 18 countries in total, varying from Norway to South Africa and from Australia to Canada. In return for the offered hospitality he received, he wrote extensive daily reports about his whereabouts, his hosts, their life and the culture of the country he was visiting. His website had once processed over 1,2 million visits in one month. The British Sunday Times even called him the Internet Personality of the Year 2001.