A protestor's sign thanks the youth of Egypt and Facebook during the political unrest in Egypt in late January. The photo, by an NBC foreign correspondent, first appeared on Twitter.
Credit: Photo tweeted by Richard Engel NBC on Friday Jan 28, 2011 Witness.org
How three different individuals in three different countries — Brazil, Egypt, and Japan — use Facebook, Twitter, and other social-media tools.
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