Google, Twitter and SayNow setup Speak2Tweet, voicemail to Twitter for offline Egyptians

Now that Egypt's last ISP is offline to the public, how are people in the troubled country going to get the word out about what's happening? Well Google, its recent acquisition SayNow, and Twitter have partnered to provide a 'speak-to-tweet' service that will link voice messages to tweets and attach the hashtag #egypt, or the country of origin for the call if calling from somewhere else. Anyone can tweet out a voice message by calling +16504194196, +390662207294 or +97316199855 and leaving a message without the need for an Internet connection.

People can listen to the voice messages by viewing the @speak2tweet account, which as of going to press shows 372 tweets and 5,474 followers. Each tweet comes with a voice message attached that links to the SayNow site for playback. Hats off to Google, SayNow and Twitter for providing a way for Egyptians to get the word out, and let us hope for a swift and peaceful end to the troubles.

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