Telecomm company Vodafone claims that Egypt forced them to send propagandistic text messages to its customers. The pro-Mubarak statements urged people to “confront the traitors” and even signed the message with Vodafone’s name. The company says the texts had been sent since the beginning of the protests without their control.
Shelly Palmer is the Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and CEO of The Palmer Group, a consulting practice that helps Fortune 500 companies with technology, media and marketing. Named LinkedIn’s “Top Voice in Technology,” he covers tech and business for Good Day New York, is a regular commentator on CNN and writes a popular daily business blog. He's a bestselling author, and the creator of the popular, free online course, Generative AI for Execs. Follow @shellypalmer or visit shellypalmer.com.
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