Stories from 10 February 2011
Egypt: Peaceful Protests to Continue Until Demands are Met
Angry and confused, protesters across Egypt continue in their demonstrations for the overthrow of the country's regime. President Mubarak's speech on the evening of 10 February, 2011, did just what...
Egypt: Mubarak's Speech Booed by Tahrir Crowds
A defiant Mubarak addressed the people of Egypt tonight, saying he will continue to remain president until presidential elections in September, but would delegate presidential responsibilities to newly appointed vice-president...
Egypt: Reasons Mubarak is Late!
Mubarak is expected to address the nation tonight - and the time of the expected speech just keeps moving back. Fed up of waiting, tweeps are killing time, and keeping...
Egypt: A Very Egyptian Coup
It started with a wish...then a trickle of rumours, and and by the time the army made “announcement number 1″ on Egyptian State TV - Twitter had a major flood...
Puerto Rico: Triumph Over Television, The Comedy of Esoez.com
@Nerdote and @Fetoso have developed a loyal following within Puerto Rico's blogosphere, racking up over 800,000 video views on their YouTube channel, and welcoming thousands of visitors a month to...
Venezuela: Hugo Chávez Marks 12 Years in Office
On February 2, 2011, President Hugo Chávez celebrated 12 years in power. Venezuelans have made Twitter their platform to discuss the country's situation and what for one side means 12...
Egypt: Tweeps Will Only Rejoice When they Bring the Regime Down
Twitter is a riot of speculation as news outlets continue to report that Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak will step down tonight. The Higher Army Council just announced that it would...
Egypt: RIP General Saad El Din El Shazly
Today Egypt lost an untold hero of the 1973 October War. On Twitter, tweeps pay their respects to the man who was the Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed...