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The Dark Side of the Digital Revolution

How do you explain to people that they are a YouTube sensation, when they have never heard of YouTube or the Internet?

Egyptian Court Gives YouTube A Time Out Over Controversial Film

An Egyptian court orders YouTube blocked for a month.
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Google and Boston Consulting Group Partner for a Study of a Potential New Internet Economy

Two years after the Arab uprisings, the Internet is quietly and increasingly growing as a central platform of economic development around the globe.
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Syrian Internet Outage Raises Question “Could It Happen Here?”

Short Answer: It depends on where you live.
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Syria Has Disappeared From the Internet

Not a good sign.
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YouTube Blocks Anti-Islam Video in Egypt, Libya

Google Inc.’s YouTube unit said it blocked a controversial video that negatively depicts the Prophet Muhammad from appearing in Muslim countries including Libya and Egypt, where anti-American riots took place in recent days.

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Egypt 2.0: The Revolution Continues

The momentum of entrepreneurship in Egypt, if anything, has increased amid the ups and downs of the macro economy and political uncertainty.

One-Click Anonymity: YouTube Offers Automatic Face-Blurring

Google’s video giant says its “Blur All Faces” button will come in handy for protests.
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Apple’s New iPad Hits 30 More Countries This Weekend

Whatever supply constraints Apple once faced with the new iPad, it appears to have resolved them. The company will launch the device in an additional 30 countries including Brazil, Argentina, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Taiwan. Noticeably absent from this latest rollout list: China. With the addition of those nations, the total number of countries in which the new iPad is available for purchase will be almost 90.

AllThingsD Sprouts Up at the Brussels Forum, Rubbing Elbows and Talking Tech

What is AllThingsD’s Arik Hesseldahl doing in Brussels, anyway? Talking tech, naturally.
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