The people power, the power of the social media....
It is Internet Revolution of Egypt....
Wael Ghonim, Head of Marketing of Google Middle East and North Africa.
Google, Facebook.....
The revolution using the social media; it remind me of revolution using letter hiding in moon-cake in ancient China. By using communication tools,the message was passed to the masses, the message of revolution, the message of people; for democracy , for better Egypt....for freedom from bondage...
The movement to drive Mubarak out has been built on the work of online activists and fueled by deep frustration with an autocratic regime blamed for ignoring the needs of the poor and allowing corruption and official abuse to run rampant. After years of tight state control, protesters emboldened by the Tunisia unrest took to the streets on Jan. 25 and mounted a once-unimaginable series of protests across this nation of 80 million.
The repercussions were being felt around the Mideast, as other authoritarian governments fearing popular discontent pre-emptively tried to burnish their democratic image.
Social media help to spread democracy....no wonder they are worry...
After Tunisia, Egypt; which is the next country? Dictators beware....
You can ban the facebook, you can ban youtube, you can ban bloggers; but there is always loop holes. And we have wikileaks, wikipedia,......
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