New UCLA project streams Twitter updates from Egypt unrest on digital map of Cairo

[riverwalker]

http://egypt.hypercities.com/

http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-unveils-digitial-archive-191921.aspx
As thousands of Twitter updates like those above continue to pour out of Cairo amid the political unrest, a new UCLA computer mapping program is allowing the rest of the world to easily eavesdrop on the riveting turmoil.

"HyperCities Egypt" streams and then archives tweets from protesters in Cairo who are taking part in the pro-democracy push that has captured the world's imagination since Jan. 25.

"You just let the program run, and you almost feel like you're there," explained Yoh Kawano, a member of the UCLA Center for Digital Humanities program, who built the program's interface. "It collects tweets live from Cairo and displays them in real time on a map."


To experience the program, visit http://egypt.hypercities.com. Please note: The program was built to run on Internet Explorer 8 but also works on Firefox 3.6, Chrome and Safari.

[ananda]

1. Wow. 6000 Suez Canal workers are striking!

What a great site.