Google (and SayNow, which it just acquired) and Twitter have a clever and gutsy response to the Egyptian government’s Internet shutoff: a service that lets anyone tweet (and follow tweets) using a telephone. You can listen to tweets from Egypt here; it’s a fascinating, moving experience even if you can’t understand them. (Here’s one in English.)
By Harry McCracken | Monday, January 31, 2011 at 3:47 pm