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Ed O’Brien: The Dignity Revolution

Ed O'Brien
Ed O'Brien

Ed posted a rare entry on Dead Air Space today talking about how important Twitter and Facebook have been in public dialogue and protest in the recent events in Tunisia and Egypt:

The Dignity Revolution

What have twitter and facebook ever done for us?

Obviously, keeping in touch with everyone but I have to say I have become increasingly excited over the last 3 months about the possibilities of this form of communication.Yes I am very slow out of the blocks. It’s in the arena of public protest that it seems twitter and facebook are increasingly the means by which popular movements throughout the world are able to come together and mobilise.

I have been so moved by the peaceful Jasmine revolution in Tunisia; The anti-Government demonstrations centred on Tahrir Square in Cairo.. Social networking has helped facilitate the freedom to assemble peacefully and express oneself. Equally in Britain it seems to be having a similar effect in helping essential protests being organised by students and groups such as UK Uncut against the Government’s ill thought out cuts … Well done those people!

Ed

http://www.radiohead.com/deadairspace/110211/the-jasmine-revolution

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‘The Social Network’ Trailer Features ‘Creep’ Cover

The new movie about Facebook called “The Social Network” is coming out soon and one of the trailers features a cover of Radiohead’s “Creep” by Scala & Kolacny Brothers, a Belgian girls’ choir, conducted by Stijn Kolacny and accompanied by Steven Kolacny on the piano.

“The Social Network” hits theaters on October 1, 2010.