Comments on: How We Trended #Gaza on Twitter

By: Tweeting for Palestine Again « Nadine Moawad

Tweeting for Palestine Again « Nadine Moawad — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:27:44 +0000

[...] rights today. Google him. The decision was unanimous! It was like an awesome reunion of all the #Gaza tweeters – all of us spreading the word from 2am (Beirut time) till now – which is 8am. [...]

By: Project on Information Technology & Political Islam » Blog Archive » On “Twitter trending” as protest, and mobile blogging as “bearing wittness.”

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:31:01 +0000

[...] These forms of live-reporting from Twitter can be seen as acts of citizen-journalism, the use of Twitter in the recent Gaza protests in Cairo are importantly distinct. Here trending and a focus on strategically driving issues to the top of the Twitter community was of central importance, not solely the acts of citizen-journalism that defined Twitter’s use in the Iranian protests. The details of twitter-trending as an act of protest are explained in detail by Nadine Moawad in “How we Trended #Gaza on Twitter“: [...]

By: Global Voices em Português » Palestina: Twitter acusado de silenciar tributo à Gaza

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 04:24:03 +0000

[...] uma extensa análise, o blogueiro libanês Nadine Moawad acusou o Twitter de prevenir que #Gaza continuasse crescendo nos tópicos em tendência: People [...]

By: Palestine: Twitter accused of silencing Gaza tribute :: Elites TV

Palestine: Twitter accused of silencing Gaza tribute :: Elites TV — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:11:43 +0000

[...] an extensive analysis, Lebanese blogger, Nadine Moawad, accused Twitter of preventing #Gaza from trending: People were logging in and feeling so energized [...]

By: Global Voices Online » Palestine: Twitter accused of silencing Gaza tribute

Global Voices Online » Palestine: Twitter accused of silencing Gaza tribute — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:08:03 +0000

[...] an extensive analysis, Lebanese blogger, Nadine Moawad, accused Twitter of preventing #Gaza from trending: People were logging in and feeling so energized [...]

By: samia qumri

samia qumri — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 10:41:16 +0000

well done nadiall ur true inspiration 2 all of us thankkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk u so much..wishing u the best n 2010 and for everyone on ths earth who call out for real justice xo

By: Miriam

Miriam — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 06:27:58 +0000

Wonderful! tho i only rt, there was much info i learned. we are brainwashed in the usa and news doesnt report half of the truth. worldpeace2day had plethora of info that was unique(im surprised you didnt mention this). keep up the good work on information and indeed, do it again.

By: Leila Saleh

Leila Saleh — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:19:15 +0000

I’m really proud of everyone and I am so happy that I could contribute as well. Thanks so much for setting this up. I’m sure the Gazans appreciated it.

My Twitter was so flooded with tweets that I kept getting “Temporary Service Unavailable” at times!

By: Kamal Farran

Kamal Farran — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:41:37 +0000

I LOVED this.

I felt the adrenaline rising in me just reading it. maybe i shud create a twitter account!

Hugs and kisses comrade!

By: Marieke

Marieke — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:02:39 +0000

I was sooo surprised not to see Gaza at Twitter’s main page, I couldn’t believe it. I saw it trending in the top 5 and it just didn’t show on the main page! Outrageous!