On his way to the police station, James Buck took out his cell phone and sent a message to his friends and contacts using the micro-blogging site Twitter.
Within seconds, colleagues in the United States and his blogger-friends in Egypt -- the same ones who had taught him the tool only a week earlier -- were alerted he was being held.
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Why I Twitter. Reason #34
Written by evan on April 25, 2008 at 3:24 PM
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1 Responses to "Why I Twitter. Reason #34"
April 25, 2008 at 7:21 PM #
Evan,
Thanks for this post. I know these guys and they love this technology. It truly has helped them through there struggle. Thanks again.
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