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Google exec: Egypt ‘revolution started on Facebook’

Wael Ghonim, the Google marketing exec turned protester, told CNN he’d like to thank Mark Zuckerberg on behalf of the Egyptian people.

By {/%BYLINE%} {%AUTHOR%}Michael Sebastian{/%AUTHOR%} {%TITLE%}Google exec: Egypt ‘revolution started on Facebook’ {/%TITLE%} {%ALTERNATIVEURL%}{/%ALTERNATIVEURL%} {%IMAGE%}/Resource.ashx?sn=googleexec{/%IMAGE%} {%ROLE%}87d65c27-6e78-4e5c-b423-78d47d4f2768{/%ROLE%} {%KICKER%}Social Media{/%KICKER%} {%CATEGORIESID%}055d8a23-ee23-4f9c-a2f4-df030843f312, 0477205a-9000-4c0a-925f-3e6f232a4904{/%CATEGORIESID%} {%CAPTION%}Wael Ghonim, the Google marketing exec turned protester, told CNN he'd like to thank Mark Zuckerberg on behalf of the Egyptian people.{/%CAPTION%} {%BODYCOPY%}The banner headline on Friday is the resignation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak after 18 straight days of protests. Among the protestors is Wael Ghonim, a Google marketing exec in Cairo. In an interview with CNN on Friday, Ghonim acknowledged Mark Zuckerberg for Facebook’s role in helping topple Mubarak. Ghonim said: “I want to meet Mark Zuckerberg one day, thank him…. I’m talking on behalf of Egypt. This revolution started online. This revolution started on Facebook.” (via All Facebook blog){/%BODYCOPY%} {%ID%}7187{/%ID%} {%DATAID%}e53f6997-1e78-4b10-95a0-024ef654690b{/%DATAID%} {%CanonicalUrl%}{/%CanonicalUrl%} {%PUBLISHDATE%}2/11/2011 4:04:36 PM{/%PUBLISHDATE%} {%LINK%}https://www.prdaily.com/Main/Articles/7187.aspx{/%LINK%} {%BYLINE%}
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Among the protestors is Wael Ghonim, a Google marketing exec in Cairo. In an interview with CNN on Friday, Ghonim acknowledged Mark Zuckerberg for Facebook’s role in helping topple Mubarak. Ghonim said:

“I want to meet Mark Zuckerberg one day and thank him…. I’m talking on behalf of Egypt. This revolution started online. This revolution started on Facebook.”

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