Blogs of War Referenced in Fast Company Story on Use of Social Media During Egyptian Protests
In 2011 I launched a product, called Covert Contact, that monitored and surfaced content relevant to national security. Changes to the Twitter API ultimately rendered that product inoperable but not before it became quite popular.
In 2011 I launched a product, called Covert Contact, that monitored and surfaced content relevant to national security. Changes to the Twitter API ultimately rendered that product inoperable but not before it became quite popular. I built a series of mobile friendly monitors for events in Egypt that became quite popular with the protesters themselves and Fast Company picked up on it:
“Blogsofwar’s Egypt Twitter aggregator is also a must-read, especially for those who can understand Arabic.”
This screenshot is all that remains of Covert Contact (the tool, not the podcast under the same name that would follow):
