Cyber Revolution

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One person can invite hundreds of other people to an event via Facebook. Twitter allows us to keep up with what our favorite celebrities are doing or thinking at all times.

More importantly, to people for whom communication has been limited, social networking provides the ability to organize, galvanize and mobilize from behind a computer screen or from a cellphone. This was made apparent by the recent overthrow of the Egyptian government. In response to the assault and death of Alexandria blogger and businessman Khaled Said, a Google marketing executive, Wael Ghonim, created the Facebook page “We Are All Khaled Said.” The page generated outrage among Egyptian citizens and sparked a popular movement against the Mubarak regime.

For the various dictatorships that exist around the world, perhaps there is no greater threat to their rule than the Internet. Governments can restrict access (as in North Korea) or ban certain websites, but some citizens manage to find ways to ...

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