So much is going on right now. Revolutions are sweeping the middle-east as Egyptians celebrate their freedom from a 30 year dictatorship. It blows my mind that through the power of social media, we are able to watch real-time revolutions take place complete with blogs, video phone uploads to youtube, photographs and audio testimonials. All this content is floating around the internet, segmented here and there. How is all of this data being orgainzed?
That's right, Twitter.
If you follow the hashtag #feb17 be prepare to enter a rabbit hole of real time media showing camera phone content being uploaded by Libyan citizens.
You can follow #bahrain to track happenings in Bahrain.
Social media is literally revolutionizing societies in several different ways. Digital content combined with the power of facebook and twitter has played a crucial role for the Egyptian citizens overthrowing Mubarak. An Egyptian couple even named their baby Facebook. We are now living in a digital age where social media is allowing whispers of revolution pass through thin air into mobile devices allowing for communities to form which would not be possible just 5 years ago.
This is definitely something to keep an eye on if you're into world politics.
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