Comments on: Twitter Saves Man From Egyptian Justice

By: International Arrests Involving Mobile Phones | GadgetAccess.com

International Arrests Involving Mobile Phones | GadgetAccess.com — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:51:25 +0000

[...] Egypt, TechCrunch broke the story of a UC Berkeley teen who used Twitter to alert his friends when he was arrested for photographing a protest. He was subsequently held for a day and released without incident. This [...]

By: Using the Web to help others « The Blog Of Carl

Using the Web to help others « The Blog Of Carl — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:02:35 +0000

[...] turned to the social networking platform for help in finding missing children, saving a man from Egyptian justice, helping a woman having a seizure, and my favourite – helping Guy Sebastian find his lost [...]

By: jansn » Blog Archive » ‘Define yourself by your own (thinking) activities’ (TCE rule #4)

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:39:02 +0000

[...] gets a saying in a growing amount of important decisions around the world. We see change both big and [...]

By: Facebook as the new 911? | Mobile Tech

Facebook as the new 911? | Mobile Tech — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:38:33 +0000

[...] authorities. There was another famous example of social services coming to the rescue for a UC Berkeley student in Egypt however Twitter use made sense as the student was a foreigner. Has online social services and [...]

By: Peter Kupfer's Blog » Be Careful What You Tweet For

Peter Kupfer's Blog » Be Careful What You Tweet For — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 01:38:43 +0000

[...] I truly believe that their is a beautiful and useful side to Twitter. I use it my classroom to keep my students updated on their homework and people can use the service to get themselves out of prison. [...]

By: jsp254

jsp254 — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 05:05:21 +0000

so… did the guy on hunger strike die yet?

By: Task 21 – Twitter « The Belle Epoque

Task 21 – Twitter « The Belle Epoque — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:01:00 +0000

[...] twitter service was used during the search for a British man missing in the Swiss Alps, and by an American student arrested in [...]

By: » How to Use Twitter for Travel :: Vagablogging :: Rolf Potts Vagabonding Blog

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 04:28:22 +0000

[...] out of trouble. Last year, journalism student James Karl Buck was arrested in Egypt for taking photos of a public demonstration. He sent out a message notifying his followers of what [...]

By: Your Brand on Twitter III - The Practical | Web 2.0 Marketing Blog

Your Brand on Twitter III - The Practical | Web 2.0 Marketing Blog — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:05:25 +0000

[...] Get out of an Egyptian Jail [...]

By: Jeffrey Zeldman Presents : Saved from the deep

Jeffrey Zeldman Presents : Saved from the deep — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:14:26 +0000

[...] Twitter Saves Man From Egyptian Justice [...]

By: fav.or.it | Death Star Raffle

fav.or.it | Death Star Raffle — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 08:59:36 +0000

[...] have been a massive fan of twitter for a long time, it has saved someone from jail, is frequently used as a tool during any disaster and now it is being used to bring together [...]

By: Writing about Twitter? Ten pointers to prevent you looking a twit « Sarah Hartley

Sun, 08 Feb 2009 11:40:30 +0000

[...] are serious news issues such as the coverage of the Mumbai bombings and the use of Twitter for campaigners in Egypt as well as more recently being the platform for the first pix of the Hudson plane crash to be [...]

By: Travel Tweets | Brilliant Tips from BrilliantTrips.com

Travel Tweets | Brilliant Tips from BrilliantTrips.com — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:33:02 +0000

[...] California, who were tweeting away on a multi-year trip around the world and heard about how a UC Berkeley student, in Egypt, Twittered his way out of jail. I immediately found all kinds of little gems like Tweeting for Companies 101 from Tara Hunt aka [...]

By: Spalpeen :: What is twitter? Sent to the Channel 4 News team

Spalpeen :: What is twitter? Sent to the Channel 4 News team — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:22:31 +0000

[...] twittered his arrest for photographing a protest, alerting friends and family, who got him a lawyer http://www.tech...yptian-justice/ [...]

By: How Did You First Learn of Twitter? « Adriel Hampton

How Did You First Learn of Twitter? « Adriel Hampton — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 03:30:41 +0000

[...] to popular lore, many people were first exposed to Twitter in April 2008, when a freelance journalist arrested while covering a demo in Egypt used [...]

By: Twitter para empresas não é seguir todo mundo | Livro SEO Otimização de Sites

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:04:34 +0000

[...] de informar “O que você está fazendo?”, já serviu para salvar uma pessoa que foi presa no Egito, como ferramenta política para campanha do Obama e para mães enfurecidas tirarem uma campanha de [...]

By: Twitter « Neo

Twitter « Neo — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:10:25 +0000

[...] finding new and interesting ways in which to use Twitter. Stories recently such as the user who posted “Arrested” on his arrest in Egypt – rallying followers to take action on his behalf – [...]

By: » Das Jahr der 140 Zeichen, Blogpiloten.de - willkommen im wir.netz

» Das Jahr der 140 Zeichen, Blogpiloten.de - willkommen im wir.netz — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:33:04 +0000

[...] befreit Studenten aus dem ägyptischen Gefängnis! So oder so ähnlich lauten zumindest die Schlagzeilen, die im April für Wirbel sorgen. Das ist [...]

By: An idea for a revolutionary application | polyGeek.com

An idea for a revolutionary application | polyGeek.com — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 07:24:36 +0000

[...] You probably heard about the incident where James Karl Buck was arrested while in Egypt and had just enough time to use his cellphone to send th…. A handy feature for Sywar might be shortcuts to specific messages. A sort of 911 that would send [...]

By: » That cookie last night was so tweet. Make Seriously | Design and Life

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:07:50 +0000

[...] his arrest and his followers contacted the US embassy, the university, and the press on his behalf. He was released the next day. – New Scientist magazine found Twitter to be a more effective tool during the Virginia Tech [...]

By: International Arrests Involving Mobile Phones | Gadget Access

International Arrests Involving Mobile Phones | Gadget Access — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 23:18:39 +0000

By: Twitter and NonProfits « Me Like The Interweb

Twitter and NonProfits « Me Like The Interweb — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:45:07 +0000

[...] realizes how much people care when they reach out to him and Twitter was credited with saving a man from Egyptian Justice. The site may even soon be used to find missing [...]

By: Twitter Famous « ALeX LeAVITT

Twitter Famous « ALeX LeAVITT — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:58:12 +0000

[...] Then there’s the element that makes Twitter useful: the fact that it produces coherent thoughts. Keep in mind I did not write relevant or sensible. I agree that some messages are completely inane. But good things come out of Twitter. I’d say that the most useful, albeit less frequently utilized, potential of Twitter is to become an idea aggregate, for people to compose quickly-scribbled, Post-It note sized messages that would be more utilitarian published for the world to see than ported around inside someone’s head. Unfortunately, it seems that other Twitter inhabitants would rather employ the service as a replacement for a Facebook status feed, just to keep on top of what everyone’s doing. Of course, there’s also the in-the-moment practicality of Twitter, especially if you have it hooked up to your mobile phone, in situations such as reporting breaking news (eg. the earthquakes in China or if you get thrown in the slammer). [...]

By: My New Lifeline « ladybird’s tweet

My New Lifeline « ladybird’s tweet — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:30:10 +0000

[...] Tweet when you have a new blogpost, when you’re going out and want other people to meet up, when your company has a promotion going on, even when you’re in jail. Wait, what? Yep, Twitter actually saved a man from Egyptian Justice. [...]

By: 10 questions from a student: How has social networking transformed journalism? (Now with transcription) « Online Journalism Blog

Mon, 19 May 2008 07:45:57 +0000

[...] the Egyptian student who was arrested, twittered the fact on his mobile phone [...]