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The Revolution Will Not Be Televised; It Will And Has Been Tweeted

February 16, 2011 by Jacob Davies

Revolutions have happened in the Mideast? How? Why? Because this is the 21st century, and the revolution is online.

A picture is worth a thousand words, and I will give you 5000 in five pictures:

What happened? This.

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The exchange on Facebook was part of a remarkable two-year collaboration that has given birth to a new force in the Arab world — a pan-Arab youth movement dedicated to spreading democracy in a region without it. Young Egyptian and Tunisian activists brainstormed on the use of technology to evade surveillance, commiserated about torture and traded practical tips on how to stand up to rubber bullets and organize barricades.

Getting in your Face(book)

January 24, 2011 by Jacob Davies

21st Century Gary Farber presents:

A guest post by liberal japonicus:

I got pulled into Facebook when my horn teacher got into it and cajoled/threatened/ordered us to join. I did and immediately hooked up with a number of people who I had lost touch with, which was a gas. However, within a day of joining, I had friend requests from 3 people from my 1st grade elementary school class. At that point, I made the decision to not send friend requests. I'd still accept friend requests, (and still do) accept friend requests, but by drawing a line there, it makes it a bit easier to manage.

So I was curious who in the ObWi family is using Facebook and how they are using it.