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Bringing Web 2.0—to Iraq?

April 23, 2009 at 10:59 am Tina Hay 1 comment

You’d think Iraq has more important things to worry about than Twitter and Facebook, but in fact that country has almost zero Internet infrastructure—and developing that infrastructure could play a big role in getting Iraq back on its feet. At least that’s the idea behind a State Department-sponsored trip that’s in progress over there right now. A delegation that includes representatives from Google, YouTube, and Twitter, among others, is wrapping up its visit today.

The one and only embedded reporter in the delegation is Penn State grad Steven Levy ’74g, who is a writer for Wired magazine. You can read his initial report from Iraq, filed yesterday, here and another Wired story on the trip here.

Tina Hay, editor

Entry filed under: Famous Penn Staters, Penn State alumni. Tags: Google, Iraq, Steven Levy, Twitter, Web 2.0, Wired magazine, YouTube.