Google’s Guy In Egypt

The Wall Street Journal profiles Google’s top Middle East executive Wael Ghoneim and his role in the Egyptian revolution:

Mr. Ghonim is counted among a small group of political activists in Egypt whose social-media savvy over the past year helped spark the massive demonstrations threatening Egypt’s ruling regime. “I said one year ago that the Internet will change the political scene in Egypt and some Friends made fun of me :),” Mr. Ghonim wrote on his personal Facebook profile for friends after two days of swelling protests in Cairo. The next day, Jan. 28, he disappeared.

Kudos to Google for employing such a “troublemaker” at the risk of alienating the Egyptian government.