Wael Ghonim

Revolution 2.0 Wael Ghonim

The revolutions sweeping the Middle East in 2011 were unlike any before. Now, one of the key figures behind the Egyptian uprising tells the riveting inside story of what happened and presents lessons on how to unleash the power of crowds. Wael Ghonim was a little-known Google executive when he anonymously launched a Facebook page to protest the death of an Egyptian man at the hands of security forces in 2010. The pages followers expanded quickly and moved from online protests to peaceful public gatherings. Then, on January 14, 2011, they made history when they announced a revolution. Over 350,000 friends clamored to join. On January 25, Ghonim was captured and held for twelve days of brutal interrogation—and when he re-emerged, the protests grew even more intense. Four days later, Mubarak was gone. Welcome to Revolution 2. 0.