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In response to "This is the sort of thing that is impossible to say without being privy to the inner workings." by David

I think the the social media aspect of it is exaggerated.

Posted by Mel Profit (aka Mel Profit) Feb 11 '11, 12:01

FB, etc allowed them to coordinate but they would have done so anyway I think. It was simply the means they used to organize but people have done this before without FB. And given that the government brought down the Internet for awhile I don't think anyone can claim that social media was more effective than traditional means.

I do think the next revolution will use social media much more effectively. I'm guessing there will be some redundancies or possible work arounds to maintain connectivity. Perhaps this was a dress rehearsal then.

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It's effect is exaggerated internally, but given the era, external monitoring and communication shines more sunlight on the situation than say - revolutions of 50 years ago. Feb 11, 12:06 1
- I think maybe it's perhaps easier to start a revolution but the question is, given the fragility of the Internet apparently... - Mel Profit Feb 11, 12:12
I'm not claiming to be an expert here, but I had understand Wael Ghonim's FB page to be the anchor to the insurrection. - David Feb 11, 12:05 2
- I'm no expert either obviously. I just don't see that FB was anything other than the means they used to organize. - Mel Profit Feb 11, 12:08 1
  - The difference to my mind is that you can get accomplished in 10 minutes on the net what would take a thousand man hours of phone calls. - David Feb 11, 12:10
The swiftness and size of the demonstrations makes me think social media was absolutely essential to their success -- nm - con_carne Feb 11, 12:04

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I think the the social media aspect of it is exaggerated.

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