Zolen
February 2nd, 2011, 11:11 PM
Because of the topic of this website, I wonder if this would be of interested to anyone.
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"Google executive Wael Ghonim is missing in Egypt amid widespread protests. A friend said Monday that Ghonim hasn't made contact with anyone since Friday morning.
Habib Haddad, a tech entrepreneur who has known Ghonim for four years, said concern was "growing bigger and bigger by the day."
Ghonim, Google's head of marketing for Middle East and North Africa, had traveled to Cairo for a conference, Haddad said. But on January 25, protests broke out in the streets over the rule of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.
Haddad said Ghonim wasn't particularly inclined politically. But Ghonim had been tweeting about the increasingly dire situation in Egypt.
His last tweet on Thursday: "Pray for #Egypt. Very worried as it seems that government is planning a war crime tomorrow against people. We are all ready to die #Jan25"
Haddad spoke with Ghonim late Thursday via email and BlackBerry Messenger. On Friday, Haddad said, Ghonim contacted his wife and his Egypt-based brother." (http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-missing-google-wael-ghonim,0,2902478.story)
"Wael Ghonim's web postings suggest a deepening engagement with politics. His Facebook page lists opposition figure Mohamed ElBaradei as a person he admires, along with Bill Gates, Warren Buffett and Steve Jobs. In mid-January he tweeted that he was traveling to Qatar to participate at an Internet freedom forum hosted by network Al Jazeera. Later, he sent a tweet that said he was going to join the Egyptian protests despite 'all the warnings I got from my relative and friends.'"
(Wall Street Journal)
"A government that is scared from #Facebook and #Twitter should govern a city in Farmville but not a country like #Egypt #Jan25,"
(Found on Huffington Post)
Twitter notes of Wael Ghonim that may have significance
(From newest to oldest)
"Pray for #Egypt (http://twitter.com/search?q=%23Egypt). Very worried as it seems that government is planning a war crime tomorrow against people. We are all ready to die #Jan25 (http://twitter.com/search?q=%23Jan25)"
"I'm from #Egypte (http://twitter.com/search?q=%23Egypte). I was in the protest today and I want my right to be able to express my opinion on Twitter."
"I'm fine, just back at home for few minutes before going back to the protest. Thanks for everyone who asked about it #Jan25 (http://twitter.com/search?q=%23Jan25)[/URL]"
"We are heading to tahrir square now chanting bread, freedom and dignity"
"We are marching now in streets in downtown in hundreds after being beaten up by police and breaking siege"
"Hundreds are trying to break the police siege in Qasr Einy to go to Tahrir [URL="http://twitter.com/search?q=%23Jan25"]#Jan25 (http://twitter.com/Ghonim/status/30012033554448384)"
"Everyone come to Dar ElHekma security police allow people to join us and we are few hundreds #Jan25 (http://twitter.com/search?q=%23Jan25)"
"I just passed by Mustafa Mahmoud square. It seems to me that they will let people protest. Don't believe the rumors. #Jan25 (http://twitter.com/search?q=%23Jan25)"
"I made my final decision. I'll attend #Jan25 (http://twitter.com/search?q=%23Jan25) Protest."
"Despite all the warnings I got from my relative and friends, I'll be there on #Jan25 (http://twitter.com/search?q=%23Jan25) protests. Anyone going to be in Gam'et Dewal protest?"
__________________________
"Google executive Wael Ghonim is missing in Egypt amid widespread protests. A friend said Monday that Ghonim hasn't made contact with anyone since Friday morning.
Habib Haddad, a tech entrepreneur who has known Ghonim for four years, said concern was "growing bigger and bigger by the day."
Ghonim, Google's head of marketing for Middle East and North Africa, had traveled to Cairo for a conference, Haddad said. But on January 25, protests broke out in the streets over the rule of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.
Haddad said Ghonim wasn't particularly inclined politically. But Ghonim had been tweeting about the increasingly dire situation in Egypt.
His last tweet on Thursday: "Pray for #Egypt. Very worried as it seems that government is planning a war crime tomorrow against people. We are all ready to die #Jan25"
Haddad spoke with Ghonim late Thursday via email and BlackBerry Messenger. On Friday, Haddad said, Ghonim contacted his wife and his Egypt-based brother." (http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-missing-google-wael-ghonim,0,2902478.story)
"Wael Ghonim's web postings suggest a deepening engagement with politics. His Facebook page lists opposition figure Mohamed ElBaradei as a person he admires, along with Bill Gates, Warren Buffett and Steve Jobs. In mid-January he tweeted that he was traveling to Qatar to participate at an Internet freedom forum hosted by network Al Jazeera. Later, he sent a tweet that said he was going to join the Egyptian protests despite 'all the warnings I got from my relative and friends.'"
(Wall Street Journal)
"A government that is scared from #Facebook and #Twitter should govern a city in Farmville but not a country like #Egypt #Jan25,"
(Found on Huffington Post)
Twitter notes of Wael Ghonim that may have significance
(From newest to oldest)
"Pray for #Egypt (http://twitter.com/search?q=%23Egypt). Very worried as it seems that government is planning a war crime tomorrow against people. We are all ready to die #Jan25 (http://twitter.com/search?q=%23Jan25)"
"I'm from #Egypte (http://twitter.com/search?q=%23Egypte). I was in the protest today and I want my right to be able to express my opinion on Twitter."
"I'm fine, just back at home for few minutes before going back to the protest. Thanks for everyone who asked about it #Jan25 (http://twitter.com/search?q=%23Jan25)[/URL]"
"We are heading to tahrir square now chanting bread, freedom and dignity"
"We are marching now in streets in downtown in hundreds after being beaten up by police and breaking siege"
"Hundreds are trying to break the police siege in Qasr Einy to go to Tahrir [URL="http://twitter.com/search?q=%23Jan25"]#Jan25 (http://twitter.com/Ghonim/status/30012033554448384)"
"Everyone come to Dar ElHekma security police allow people to join us and we are few hundreds #Jan25 (http://twitter.com/search?q=%23Jan25)"
"I just passed by Mustafa Mahmoud square. It seems to me that they will let people protest. Don't believe the rumors. #Jan25 (http://twitter.com/search?q=%23Jan25)"
"I made my final decision. I'll attend #Jan25 (http://twitter.com/search?q=%23Jan25) Protest."
"Despite all the warnings I got from my relative and friends, I'll be there on #Jan25 (http://twitter.com/search?q=%23Jan25) protests. Anyone going to be in Gam'et Dewal protest?"