Big Sole Blog (BSB)

I am happy for the people of Egypt, and as someone trained in communications with experience in social activism who has been online since the mid 90s and uses Facebook and Twitter, I understand how social media can be used as a powerful tool to build a movement. So, on some level I like the play of media soundbites such as "Facebook freed Egypt." I like the warm and fuzzy feel of them, but I know

When I read at the Huffington Post on Monday that CNN's Anderson Cooper did not know how to leave Egypt if he wanted to, I almost wrote a post because I like Cooper, but when I checked CNN's website that day and saw nothing about what he told HuffPo, I decided to wait. Today, however, I had to write something because I heard on Twitter that Cooper and his crew was attacked, that he was hit in the

Sometimes when we're hit with news about protests or unrest in the world, I like to write an explanation of why the news is important. I don't have time to write much, and for the situation in Egypt, I don't need to because so many journalists and analysts have done so already. Here are some links to help you understand why we should be concerned about instability in Egypt and what could happen: