by Gary Farber
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.