Calling him the Arab Spring's instigator is an insult to Egyptian activists and organizers, not to mention the revolutionaries in Tunisia.
No, it was Facebook... oh wait... random Q&A site ;)
How many people in prominent positions in well known companies open their mouths when there is a obvious stink in the air?
I have massive respect for the guy.
Fuck a prominent position. He doesn't have a prominent position, and every single large exec would open their mouth when their entire country is being destroyed.
Fuckin' hell HN. As an Arab, I'm severely disappointed that everyone forgot the reason the Arab Spring started was because a 26 year old burned himself alive because he couldn't afford to live. Not some social media savvy guy from google.
He did his part yes but he did not initiate the Arab spring.
If marketing can sell Coke, Donald Trump and Kim Kardashian it can be used to sell other things too. Positive things. Constructive things. To pretend without media savvy your message will get out and have influence is highly misguided in this day and age.
I think Wael has played and continues to play a very important role.
Again, he is NOT the Arab Spring instigator.
One could make the case that Bradley Manning or Julian Assange or Wikileaks initiated the Arab Spring. But nobody is going to deny they instigated it.