Gamal Ibrahim, an Egyptian citizen, has named his newborn daughter “Facebook,” following the social media’s part in bringing about the recent revolution.
Ibrahim says he gave his daughter the name “to express his joy at the achievements made by the January 25 youth.”
Many of the youths in the nation used Facebook, Twitter and other social media networks to organize the protests, which began on January 25th and eventually led to the end of President Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year reign.
“The girl’s family, friends and neighbors in the Ibrahimya region gathered around the new born to express their continuing support for the revolution that started on Facebook. ‘Facebook’ received many gifts from the youth who were overjoyed by her arrival and the new name,” adds the Egyptian paper who broke the story.
Result for: media networks
ESPN and ABC have announced that they will be adding video content to the Veoh Web video service.
The agreement will allow Veoh to present hit shows such as “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Lost,” “Ugly Betty” and “Desperate Housewives,” as well as ESPN programming and game highlights.
Matt Murphy, the senior vice president for digital media distribution at Disney and ESPN Media Networks, added: “These types of partnerships allow us to reach our fans and viewers in a much deeper and more meaningful way…This is a world where you have to constantly re-evaluate your business and constantly look at partners and how they are running their businesses.”
There was no word on any of the financial aspects of the latest deal.
