"Many countries where Facebook is popular have autocracies or dictatorships, and most of the countries have passively tolerated their popularity. But what's happened in Egypt or Tunisia is likely to change other countries' attitudes, and they'll be more wary of Facebook operating there."
http://pulse2.com/2011/02/03/how-faceboo...Cairo: The young Google Inc. executive detained by Egyptian authorities for 12 days said on Monday he was behind the Facebook page that helped spark what he called "the revolution of the youth of the Internet."
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/freed-google-..."social media such as Facebook and Twitter played huge roles in mobilizing students to support the workers strike in late October."
http://academic.aucegypt.edu/caravan/sto...Now is the future... where wars are waged on keyboards and keystrokes. Egypt is finding this out every passing day... where a "faceboom" can be the start of a uprising, and the end of a regime. This may be the answer to a mobile rebellion, at least until they pull the plug... so this modern 'warface' might have it's drawbacks.
A volatile mixture seemed to be the ticket of the Egyptian uprising, Wael Ghonim, a Google executive launched a Facebook page that started the revolution. It would seem that the talking heads of nations involved, should have facebookers determine who wins and who looses in this power struggle. Mark Zuckerberg probably feels like the guy who invented the technology for the A-Bomb, and now is seeing it's potential devastation.
Who would have though that Egypt would be such a tough take-over? Obama and Clinton are definitely retracing their steps, and are now saying that they want Mubarak to continue in power. The translation on that... nobody is listening to US plans to insert their man Nobel man ElBaradei over Egypt. It is embarrassing to watch how important these "officials" think they are, as Egypt defines itself. This revolution is not just made up of screaming hooligans, this uprising is determined to bring change, just not western. So far the score is Pyramids 1, politics 0.
"Washington, which originally took the side of the protesters in Tahrir Square in an exaggerated form of correction for its stance toward the uprising in Tunisia, is now employing double talk..."
http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/fea...Who would have thought a war could be waged with a cell phone? It would seem that the "text is mightier than the tank" in this instance. It is amazing what people can do when they cooperate. It was for the love of their country that they came together... not to cause trouble, time will tell if they can keep that focus. With all this political pomp, it is refreshing to see that the people can determine their destiny without foreign interference. I just hope that their common interest prevails over their differences.
I do think that we will see this powerful social weapon commandeered to start new uprisings, or like the 50Cent Stock Trades it may be a useful "misinformation" tool as well. It just may be that it's control be better suited in military uniform... and it may already be headed in that direction, but one can be sure things are changing!
So for you revolutionary types... save your bullets and your blood...
Send your strongest message, by the simple stroke of a key!
[Just turn off your GPS locator !:]