I bet this guy doesn’t think Twitter is a waste of time!
From Twitter headquarters:
“Last weekend CNN lead with a big story about James Buck, a
graduate student in journalism from the University of
California-Berkeley who was arrested last month in Mahalla, Egypt
while covering an anti-government protest. Thinking quickly, James
was able to send a one-word Twitter update: “Arrested.” His
followers in Egypt and back in the US reacted by contacting the
university and the consulate on his behalf. Before long, James was
updating Twitter with another one-word message, “Free.”
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James Buck, freed by Twitter – Last weekend CNN lead with a big story about James Buck, a graduate student in journalism from the University of California-Berkeley who was arrested last month in Mahalla, Egypt while covering an anti-government protest. …
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[Scotts-news] new era // How Egypt, US got all a-Twitter over Cal … – One-word text message helped release James Buck from jail. By William Brand, STAFF WRITER. Article Launched: 04/16/2008 02:36:14 AM PDT. James Buck holds a camera that he bought at the Khan el Khalili (Egyptian antique market) …
Tweet Me – James Buck is a graduate student from University of California-Berkeley who was then in Egypt to covering an anti-government protest. He was arrested by joining the massive protest in Mahalla, Egypt. On the way to the prison, …
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It’s so unbelievable.
It’s just that … in that part of the world, cell phones are used to detonate bombs. And the Eqyptian police didn’t confiscate a thing?
Half of me thinks it’s cool th way the story panned out…but half of me thinks it’s a stunt from Twitter!
(I’m half joking, too!)