02-20-2011, 12:43 AM
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(felis madjewicus)
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This is how much of an impact the internet has had in Egypt
http://techcrunch.com/2011/02/19/fac...egypt-newborn/
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Cultural relativity is an amazing thing. While American parents worry about their kids being on Facebook, Egyptian parents are naming their kids ?Facebook,? to commemorate the events surrounding the #Jan25 revolution.
According to Al-Ahram (?The New York Times of Egypt?) a man in his twenties named has christened his first born daughter Facebook in tribute to the role the social media service played in organizing the protests in Tahrir Square and beyond.
Helmed by now-famous Googler Wael Ghonim, the ?We Are Khaled Said? Facebook page showed up within 5 days of Said?s death in June and served as a hub for dissidence against Egyptian police brutality as well as a way to disseminate logistical information about the escalating anti-government protests until Mubarak?s resignation. Other activist pages like one actually called ?Tahrir Square? cropped up shortly afterward.
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