{"id":648,"date":"2008-12-29T11:00:37","date_gmt":"2008-12-29T16:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/josh.ev9.org\/weblog\/?p=648"},"modified":"2008-12-29T13:09:18","modified_gmt":"2008-12-29T18:09:18","slug":"introducing-twiddleeast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/josh.ev9.org\/weblog\/archives\/648","title":{"rendered":"Introducing TwiddleEast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This weekend as Israelis and Palestinians clashed again in Gaza, and it seemed like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2008\/12\/29\/world\/middleeast\/29assess.html?partner=permalink&#038;exprod=permalink\">everyone<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/commentisfree\/2008\/dec\/28\/gaza-attacks-israel\">had<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/haaretz.com\/hasen\/spages\/1050688.html\">a<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2008\/WORLD\/meast\/12\/28\/gaza.israel.international.reaction\/index.html\">reaction<\/a> to the violence.<\/p>\n<p>As I consumed the popular media, I began to think about the more pedestrian views out there. It is important to understand what the everyman thinks, even if one does not agree with him or her (and I certainly <em>do not<\/em> agree with many of the opinions out there). After all, it is only by understanding others&#8217; points of view that we will ever get ourselves out of these international confrontations. Peace comes when people understand and interact with one another.<\/p>\n<p>A great place to get at peoples&#8217; opinions is the popular new communication tool: <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\">Twitter<\/a>. Twitter allows users to post messages, opinions, and thoughts 140 characters at a time. Each post is a tiny glance at a person&#8217;s thought. If you&#8217;re not a member yet, you should give Twitter a try. It&#8217;s quite fun and addictive.<\/p>\n<p>So, as I set out to glance at what people were saying about the situation in the Middle East via Twitter, I decided to build a tool that would help with this task. And so I did just that, with <a href=\"http:\/\/twiddleeast.com\">TwiddleEast<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_649\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-649\" style=\"width: 867px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/josh.ev9.org\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/twiddleeast-867x1024.png\" alt=\"Here&#039;s what TwiddleEast looks like\" title=\"twiddleeast\" width=\"600\" height=\"709\" class=\"size-large wp-image-649\" srcset=\"https:\/\/josh.ev9.org\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/twiddleeast-867x1024.png 867w, https:\/\/josh.ev9.org\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/twiddleeast-254x300.png 254w, https:\/\/josh.ev9.org\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/twiddleeast.png 1034w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-649\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Here's what TwiddleEast looks like<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/twiddleeast.com\">TwiddleEast<\/a> allows you to quickly glance at what people on Twitter are saying about a few of the Middle Eastern countries in the news today.<\/p>\n<p>Check it out, and I&#8217;d love to hear if it is helpful to you. If there is anything I can do to make TwiddleEast better, don&#8217;t hesitate to let me know, and while you&#8217;re at it: follow <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/jevnin\">me<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/twiddleeast\">TwiddleEast<\/a> on Twitter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This weekend as Israelis and Palestinians clashed again in Gaza, and it seemed like everyone had a reaction to the violence. As I consumed the popular media, I began to think about the more pedestrian views out there. 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