Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Egypt: Call in your twitter updates!

Since the Egypt government has shut down all social media outlets, a new work-around has been established. Google, Twitter and SayAnything have joined forces to create a voice based social media platform. The service gives Egyptians three phone numbers to call and leave a voice message(like a voicemail!), which is then posted on the Internet as a recorded Twitter message. This allows Egyptian protesters the ability to still get their messages out. What will the social media revolution think up next!

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2 comments:

Professor Pallavi Kumar said...

This is a great innovation! Interesting also because it underscores the point that technology always evolves and adapts.

slade said...

We talked about this in our political communications class last night. Such a cool idea. It's inspiring to watch companies (so often labeled as evil and profit-driven) put their collective foot down for a good cause.