As turmoil continues in Egypt, where hope met with anger Thursday as President Hosni Mubarak appeared to settle into his throne even as President Obama expressed optimism over a “moment of transformation” there, LA Observed points us to a fascinating project at UCLA that helps you follow a map of real-time tweets from Cairo and Alexandria. From the birthplace of the internet comes HyperCities Egypt.

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