Twitter Twitter Speaks Up for Free Speech: "The Tweets Must Flow" When protests broke out in Egypt earlier this week, microblogging service Twitter was the first thing to go. The country quickly blocked the service to avoid seeing repeats from other Web 2.0-centric revolutions, such as the recent upheaval in Tunisia or 2009's protests in Iran. Today, Twitter has come forward and with a pledge to "keep the… Social Mike Melanson View comments
International Al Jazeera Releases Egypt Coverage Under Creative Commons (UPDATED) Qatar-based news service Al Jazeera has a long relationship with Creative Commons licensing. Now, for its coverage of the Egyptian uprising, it has released photographs via Flickr and video on a CC license. Available photographs and video are available for free use so long as the user gives attribution and does not alter the products. For the… Curt Hopkins View comments
News 12 Tech Companies That Announced Funding This Week; Which is Most Likely to Change the World? Today's freshly funded tech startups could be tomorrow's world-changing household names. We've identified 12 companies relevant to ReadWriteWeb readers that announced investments this week and would like to know - which of these do you, readers, think is most likely to change the world? From streaming music to email newsletters to mobile app… Marshall Kirkpatrick View comments
Google Use Gestures on Android Gesture Search is an experimental application introduced to Android back in March of last year. So while I know that it isn't new per se, it's new to me, as a recent Android convert. And to be honest, it takes a little practice. I'm not sure how many Android users out there are using (or are aware of) Android Gesture Search, so I thought I'd… Mobile Sarah Perez View comments
Analysis Why the Telcos Will Go On a Spending Spree The news came yesterday that Verizon is buying Terremark, a cloud services provider. The deal is worth a reported $1.4 billion. We've seen a lot of talk about possible acquisition targets since the news broke. But it feels like it's more interesting to explore why the market conditions are right for telecommunications companies executives to… Alex Williams View comments