The First Street Named After Twitter Account In Palestine


The First Street Named After Twitter Account In Palestine

Twitter increasingly popular micro blogging service. Presently they claim 50 million followers. The street now named "@arjanelfassed tweetstreet", located in Askar, a Palestinian refugee camp in the north of Westbank.


Arjan El Fassed, a Dutch-Palestinian and owner of a twitter account, bought the street name for $ 140. The website support the cultural after school activities for children in the camp.

Arjan motive:
"Twitter is a great place to connect people with issues. But it's also good at bridging cultural gaps. For most people, it's difficult to identify with life in a refugee camp, but by linking it to a global network that resonates with millions, I was aiming to promote a sense of connectedness."


Source: CNN, Image by jouwstraatnaam.nl

9 comments:

EngrMoks said...

totoo ba yan..haha kakaibang steet...kailan kaya ako magkakaroon ng sarili kong street?

Life Moto said...

Pinakamadali pag nag padebelop ka ng sariling subdivision.

BlogusVox said...

It's also one way for palestinian to communicate with one another without fear of israelis watching behind their shoulders!

Kablogie said...

Well maglalagay din ako ng kablogie street sa Qatar ahahah..

2ngaw said...

Ako kaya? Dungeon Lord University! lolzz ang galing!

Ruel said...

oh nice..thanks for the info bro..

akala ko someWHERe IN America my street na ganun ang pangalan.

Life Moto said...

Kablogie - wow sikat!

Lord CM - Bro medieval ba ang setup ng school mo?

Ruel nauna ka na nagkaroon ng street kaya lang time hindi perfect square.

Baka susunod may magpangalan sa FB!

The Pope said...

Thanks for sharing this post, Arjan made a brilliant move, simple but it really makes a lot of sense.

Life Moto said...

Vox - they utilized the tech to keep their communication intact.

Pope - yes it really simple but meant a lot to the Palestinians.

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