Kicking the day off at the Twitter Retreat will be a discussion with three people who are in the information trenches, learning what kind of a role social media is really playing in Tunisia and beyond.

Participants:
Andy Carvin (ACarvin) has taken journalism to a new level by becoming a 24/7 curator of Tweets about Tunisia, using his trusted network of contacts in the region to create a... [read more]

Kicking the day off at the Twitter Retreat will be a discussion with three people who are in the information trenches, learning what kind of a role social media is really playing in Tunisia and beyond.

Participants:
Andy Carvin (ACarvin) has taken journalism to a new level by becoming a 24/7 curator of Tweets about Tunisia, using his trusted network of contacts in the region to create a storyline in the voice of those on the ground. Jillian York (@jilliancyork) works at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University and writes for Global Voices Online about politics and free expression in the Arab world. She'll speak to her informed opinions about what technology and social media really mean for the world, moving beyond the surface and into the reality. Lastly there's Gilles Frydman (@GillesFrydman) who founded ACOR, the oldest and largest online social network for cancer patients. He is working on a project tapping into social media to accelerate medical and scientific discovery.

**Following this panel will be a small working session with Twitter's CSR lead, Claire Diaz (@ClaireD) where everyone will be asked to participate in a brainstorm about how Twitter, inc. can better support pro-social movements on the platform. #SxSWgood