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[[Arik Fraimovich]] is an Israeli software developer.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/arikfri Arik Fraimovich], LinkedIn, accessed 18 June 2009.</ref> According to the About Page on his blog, Fraimovich is a consultant for the [[Israeli Ministry of Defence]] and a student at the [[Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya]].<ref>[http://www.arikfr.com/blog/about About], Obvious Ideas, accessed 18 June 2009.</ref> He has since stated on Twitter that he no longer works for the Ministry of Defence.<ref>[http://twitter.com/arikfr/status/2223341058 Arikfr], Twitter.com, accessed 18 June 2009.</ref>
 
[[Arik Fraimovich]] is an Israeli software developer.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/arikfri Arik Fraimovich], LinkedIn, accessed 18 June 2009.</ref> According to the About Page on his blog, Fraimovich is a consultant for the [[Israeli Ministry of Defence]] and a student at the [[Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya]].<ref>[http://www.arikfr.com/blog/about About], Obvious Ideas, accessed 18 June 2009.</ref> He has since stated on Twitter that he no longer works for the Ministry of Defence.<ref>[http://twitter.com/arikfr/status/2223341058 Arikfr], Twitter.com, accessed 18 June 2009.</ref>
  
Fraimovich's Facebook friends include [[Avi Dichter]] and [Benjamin Netanyahu]].<ref>[http://www.facebook.com/arikfr Ari Fraimovich], facebook.com, accessed 18 June 2009.</ref>
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Fraimovich's Facebook friends include [[Avi Dichter]] and [[Benjamin Netanyahu]].<ref>[http://www.facebook.com/arikfr Ari Fraimovich], facebook.com, accessed 18 June 2009.</ref>
  
 
==Topify==
 
==Topify==

Revision as of 16:48, 18 June 2009

Arik Fraimovich is an Israeli software developer.[1] According to the About Page on his blog, Fraimovich is a consultant for the Israeli Ministry of Defence and a student at the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya.[2] He has since stated on Twitter that he no longer works for the Ministry of Defence.[3]

Fraimovich's Facebook friends include Avi Dichter and Benjamin Netanyahu.[4]

Topify

Fraimovich is a co-founder of Topify, an email notification application for the Twitter social networking service, along with Ouriel Ohayon.[5] he is also involved with another Twitter application, Mr Tweet.[6]

QassamCount

According to Jay Meydad, Fraimovich is the creator of QassamCount[7], a Twitter account which follows rocket attacks on southern Israel from the Gaza Strip.[8]

2009 Iranian election

Fraimovitch is the creator of the website helpiranelection.com, a page created to "Show support for the people who fight for democracy at Iran", aimed particularly at users of the Twitter social networking service.[9]

Challenged by an Egyptian Twitter user about his relationship with the Israeli Ministry of Defence, Fraimovich responded:

a. I no longer work for MOD; b. while I don't like their administration, I do have sympathy for the people.[10]

Notes

  1. Arik Fraimovich, LinkedIn, accessed 18 June 2009.
  2. About, Obvious Ideas, accessed 18 June 2009.
  3. Arikfr, Twitter.com, accessed 18 June 2009.
  4. Ari Fraimovich, facebook.com, accessed 18 June 2009.
  5. Arik Fraimovich and Ouriel Ohayon, Welcome, Topify blog, 21 February 2009.
  6. Arik - The Man Behind The “Greenification” Of Twitter, Blog of Mr Tweet, 17 June 2009.
  7. Jay Meydad, Topify Upgrades Twitter’s Weakest Link, Jay Meydad's Life Mashup, 4 March 2009.
  8. QassamCount, twitter.com,. accessed 18 June 2009.
  9. helpiranelection.com, accessed 18 June 2009.
  10. Arikfr, Twitter.com, accessed 18 June 2009.