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Las 10 twitteras del periodismo ciudadano. How Twitter engineers outwitted Mubarak in one weekend. When they first came to office, the Obama team had a mantra: "Never waste a good crisis".

How Twitter engineers outwitted Mubarak in one weekend

They then spent the next two years doing exactly the opposite. In the past few months we've seen a couple of decent crises – the first involving WikiLeaks, the second involving the political upheavals in Tunisia and Egypt. Both involve the internet in one way or another. So, in the spirit of Obama Mk I, let us ponder what might be learned from them. As far as the leaked US cables are concerned, the fury of the US administration and of certain US politicians was, for a time, positively comical. Ulises A. Mejias: Revolutions are made by people, not Twitter. Ulises A.

Ulises A. Mejias: Revolutions are made by people, not Twitter

Mejias By Ulises A. Mejias, Contributing writer Oswego, NY - Have you ever heard of the Leica Revolution?