Google 'Very, Very Proud' Of Cyber Revolutionary -- The Telegraph
Google is "very, very proud" of cyberactivist Wael Ghonim, a young executive at the company who emerged as a leading voice of the Egyptian uprising, company boss Eric Schmidt said on Tuesday.
Mr Ghonim, Google's head of marketing for the Middle East and North Africa, administered a Facebook page that helped spark the uprising that toppled President Hosni Mubarak's regime.
The 30-year-old also appeared in an emotional television interview shortly after he was released from police custody after 12 days in custody which is credited with re-energising the movement just as it seemed to be losing steam.
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My Comment: Revolutions (as a rule) always end up bringing more suffering and hardships that what the other system was giving. From my point of view, I suggest Google holds back on celebrating until the situation in Egypt stabilizes.
60 Minutes profiled Mr Ghonim this weekend, the link to that story is here.
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