"While in Rwanda, they posted a combined 448 tweets that were visible to more than 1.5 million people, and the entire week’s Twitter activity made over 45 million Twitter impressions."
-- Mashable, Top 5 Innovative Ways PR Pros Are Using Social Media
Blog Posts
The following posts are tied to David Lee's social media (press) trip to Rwanda from March 19-29, 2010.
They are listed in chronological order, starting with the announcement of the trip in February.
- February 12 - Let's Go Backpacking in Rwanda
- March 1 - Finding Cheap Airfare with Kayak
- March 8 - The 6-Day Itinerary
- March 10 - Vaccinations & Preventing Malaria
- March 18 - Gorillas In the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey
- March 31 - The 3-Day Journey to Rwanda on Ethiopian Airlines
- April 1 - First Impressions on the Drive to Ruhengeri
- April 1 - Photo Essay: Iby'lwacu Cultural Village
- April 6 - Mountain Gorilla Trekking in Volcanoes National Park
- April 8 - Photo Essay: The Mountain Gorillas of Rwanda
- April 12 - Remembering the 1994 Tutsi Genocide
- April 13 - Cruising Lake Kivu by Speedboat
- April 15 - Photo Essay: The Lakeside Town of Gisenyi
- April 22 - Photo Essay: Batwa Village in Rwanda
- April 27 - Nyungwe Forest Lodge: 5-Star Luxury in Rwanda
- April 29 - Fine Dining at Nyungwe Forest Lodge
- May 3 - Tracking the Elusive Chimpanzees of Nyungwe
- May 13 - Photo Essay: Welcome to Hotel Rwanda
- May 19 - The Home of Former President Habyarimana
Real-Time Updates
A steady stream of real-time updates was provided during the trip via Twitter at #Rwandatrip
Reactions on Twitter
- Your posts have shed new light on Rwanda (by @LandLopers)
- #FF @LunaticAtLarge @rtwdave @adventuregirl b/c their tweets about Rwanda r moving it far up my to-go list (and making me very jealous)! (by @KatieHammel)
- Plus @rtwdave and @adventuregirl who are in Rwanda right now- amazing, amazing, amazing tweets. (by @TravelingAnna)
- So cool! Loved reading your Rwanda tweets, can't wait to see the pix! (@thenotoriousmeg)
- Really enjoying the #rwandatrip tweets from @rtwdave @lonelyplanetmag & @lunaticatlarge (by @KimMance)
- Enjoying following @rtwdave on his #rwandatrip My parents saw the gorillas in Rwanda in 1994. Changed them forever. (by @LuxeTiffany)
- Dave, great photos and videos of Gorillas from Rwanda. Thanks for sharing. Welcome home. (by @TwoBackpackers)
