Biz Stone on Fresh Air

By now, everyone has heard much about the protests in Egypt and how the internet was completely shutdown to prevent communication.  Living in the Bay Area, listening to the constant bombardment of news, I still felt really removed from the situation.  After listening to this interview with Biz Stone, I was amazed by the extent of which Twitter and Google came together to push freedom of speech:

During the Egyptian demonstrations last month, the Egyptian government cut off access to the Internet to try to disrupt the planned protests. Twitter worked with Google to create a system to allow Egyptians to call local phone numbers in Egypt and speak into the phone, which would then be translated into tweets.

Truly a great synergy for a great cause.  Definitely makes me feel a sense pride and excitement to be living in the center of the tech hub! Give the interview a listen, it really gets you thinking about all the possibilities of tech in relation to local and global communication.