Summit County Citizens Voice

Internet, social media playing key role in uprising

Most of the information coming out of Egypt is changing so fast that the new social media streams are the best way to keep up. Traditional news sources are doing a decent job of tracking events, analysis and background, but live streaming of news and information is dominating the coverage. Even these bits from Twitter will be old by the time you read them. For the latest, click here.

#Israel changes it's relationship status with #Egypt on #FB to 'it's complicated'. #Lebanon, #Syria & #Palestine 'like' this.—
Ruba Moghrabi (@rubadubadu) January 29, 2011

RT @thenation Contrary to some media reports, a fairly well organized movement is emerging to take charge in Egypt. http://bit.ly/eAgU5U—
Ruba Moghrabi (@rubadubadu) January 31, 2011

http://twitter.com/#!/AJEnglish/status/31077388750168064

A convergence of new media in Wikileaks and Twitter shows how fast the world is changing — so fast that the military-industrial-political establishment can’t keep up.

#WikiLeaks #Egypt Protesters defiant as pressure mounts on Mubarak http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/01/31/3125890.htm?section=world—
Therese (@Th2shay) January 31, 2011

Shutting down Al Jazeera is a sign of just how desperate the government has become #Egypt #jan25 HRW live updates: http://bit.ly/gA8WMl—
Jim Murphy (@jimmurphySF) January 30, 2011

Twitter and Facebook (along with other channels) are being used to plan demonstrations in other Arab countries.

Expect #Egypt unrest to spread further, as activists tweet plans for protests in Sudan, Yemen, Syria and Algeria. http://wapo.st/dFEKRj—
The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) January 30, 2011

More than 40 posts in our #Egypt Protests 2011 Special Coverage http://is.gd/EvVaCI including 11 from today (h/t @asteris)—
Global Voices (@globalvoices) January 31, 2011

PLS HELP EGYPTIANS WITH YOUR TECH SKILLS! #Jan25 RT @HuffingtonPost Anonymous Internet users help #Egypt communicate http://huff.to/gvp5pt—
Googlewaveyour (@googlewaveyour) January 31, 2011

The wheel of change moves on, and those who were down go up and those who were up go down. ~Jawaharlal Nehru #Egypt #Change #Quote—
Karla Aguilar Perez (@Travellersoul76) January 31, 2011

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