HootSuite helping Egyptians overcome Internet shutdown
Canada.com Technology
Vancouver's HootSuite is helping people in Egypt circumvent the government's shutdown of the Internet.
The company, which offers users a social media dashboard for posting to Twitter, Facebook and other social networks, reports that signups are up sevenfold this month in Egypt, with most in the past week and most from mobile devices.
The Egyptian government has blocked Internet access and text messaging as well as Twitter and Facebook but people in that country are going through proxy servers or using third-party applications like HootSuite and TweetDeck.
HootSuite users who had already signed up before the Internet was shut down in Egypt are able to use the service although new users who must register a new account online at twitter.com can't get through. However, iPhone users can sign up for new HootSuite accounts through the mobile app.
The company, which offers users a social media dashboard for posting to Twitter, Facebook and other social networks, reports that signups are up sevenfold this month in Egypt, with most in the past week and most from mobile devices.
The Egyptian government has blocked Internet access and text messaging as well as Twitter and Facebook but people in that country are going through proxy servers or using third-party applications like HootSuite and TweetDeck.
HootSuite users who had already signed up before the Internet was shut down in Egypt are able to use the service although new users who must register a new account online at twitter.com can't get through. However, iPhone users can sign up for new HootSuite accounts through the mobile app.
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