During an address at a telecommunications conference in Spain, Twitter's CEO Dick Costolo spoke briefly about Twitter's role in the Egyptian uprising. “It's not our place to comment on whether we think we're important or not,” Costolo said. He downplayed the role of social networks such as Twitter and Facebook, saying they were a “very small piece of the puzzle.” “All of us created technologies that allowed these people to move forward in their hopes and dreams,” he said in his address. “We were blocked in Egypt for a while, just like we're blocked in China… it doesn't prevent them from using it completely, you're just challenging them to find another way to use it. “People will always find a way to communicate,” he added. Costolo also discussed the future of Twitter, saying he wants to make the service as “ubiquitous” as tap water. “We'll be successful if we're instant, simple, and always present,” he said. He also said the company has started a translation center which is seeking to translate the site into French, Indonesian, Italian, German, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, and Turkish. BM
