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Twitter helped getting journalist out of jail in Egypt

Apr 17, 2008 Around the Word, IT


This is another example of putting social networking into good use, to connect with the rest of the world even if you are in jail.

“ARRESTED” was the only word James Karl Buck sended using text messaging service to Twitter, and immediately, that alerted his pals and community.

The Mercury News: U.C. Berkeley student’s Twitter messages alerted world to his arrest in Egypt

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