Wow! Social media is changing our world! If you do not know social media such as twitter and facebook have played a vital role in the riots in the middle east. The people their are not happy with the government. The protesters have started to use these social networks to tell people where they are going to protest at. If one protest is shut down another one can just pop up! This is spreading democracy at an amazing rate. Social media has started a revolution, and personally i don't think it can be stopped. Earlyier on CNN they announced that Egypt has buckled down its security on the protesters. They have also tried to shut down social networks like twitter and facebook. The protesters in Egypt are not poor people they are the middle class rising up. Despite the Egyptian Governments efforts the riots are getting worse. As of today 31 people have died in riots in Alexandria. Now protests are popping up in America. As of today 300 Egyptians started to protest outside of the UN, Chicago, and Washington. What do the protesters want? They want the President Hosni Mubark's resignation. I think its amazing that social networks can and have played a vital role in the world. Its mind blowing. I clap my hands for the Egyptian people. They are standing up for something they believe in. I hope they stay strong, and create a free expression Egypt.
The picture and information is from CNN.COM http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/01/29/egypt.protests/index.html?hpt=T1&iref=BN1
I think that no matter what anybody does to try and shut down social networks they cannot be completely successful because those who are used to social media being a part of there daily lives (and the citizens/protesters in Egypt) are the one's who become really internet savvy. It is inevitable that protests and riots will occur and worsen overtime if people (who are the representatives of free expression) have all the responsibility while government has all the authority.
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