Cloud to Street

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Ben's presentation at TEDx Hayward on Cloud to Street now posted to Youtube: youtu.be/I-zWJaXhHpI

Sharing lessons #cloudtostreet learned in helping Egypt's digital activists: see latest blog post at cloudtostreet.org/?p=398

Anti-Israeli protests in Egypt: result of or distraction from the revolution? english.ahram.org.eg/News/19795.aspx

#egypt activists have an ingenious human rights campaign: an ink stamp on all pound notes that reads "No Military Trials For Civilians"

Hundreds of activists at Tahrir Lounge's @tweetnadwa - the energy of the 18 Days still alive just metres away from the square itself

Excited to attend #tweetnadwa at the Tahrir Lounge tomorrow at 8:00 pm - a conference that uses Twitter format to get ideas flowing.

In granting compensation, military regime's attempt to distinguish "martyr" from "dead thug" could prove explosive: almasryalyoum.com/en/node/487657

Presidential Facebook poll in Egypt falls victim to gaming. How else could Omar Suleiman win? almasryalyoum.com/en/node/487199

Egypt military coming up with its own constitutional decree before elections - surely that's not democratic! almasryalyoum.com/en/node/485132

Will Wafd-Muslim Brotherhood alliance be the shortest political coalition ever? Six weeks from launch to crash english.ahram.org.eg/News/18340.aspx

Cairo looks strangely peaceful from the 16th floor overlooking the Nile. Let's hope it stays this way...

Constitution first campaign coming to a close in Egypt - new consensus emerging around elections as essential next step almasryalyoum.com/en/node/482875

Tahrir protests end with more of a whimper than a bang: j.mp/mWQnDZ

Is crowdsourcing constitutional debates democratic, or the opposite? See new blogpost at cloudtostreet.org/?p=391

Xenophobia becomes official policy in Egypt - Military blames foreigners for protests almasryalyoum.com/en/node/481176

Calls for international observers for Egypt's upcoming elections: humanrightsfirst.org/2011/07/27/iss…

Al-Azhar grand sheikh talks sense: no more branding your political opponents "traitors" almasryalyoum.com/en/node/480325

US extends an olive branch to the Muslim Brotherhood: english.ahram.org.eg/News/17060.aspx

Muslim Brotherhood calls for protests against bill of rights documents like www.wathiqah.com english.ahram.org.eg/News/16985.aspx