Social Media's Role in Egyptian Revolution

The Wall Street Journal has an interesting article on the impact of social media during the recent Egyptian revolution. Quoting the article, "The events in Egypt reflect different roles for different kinds of social media. Rafat Ali, founder of paidcontent.org, says Facebook helps organize people, such as detailing how and where to gather physically, while Twitter is for "amplification," enabling people in real time to share news and comment... For authoritarian leaders used to controlling media and events, time and technology are not on their side."

From the bg blog - Charlotte advertising and shopper marketing agency, birdsong gregory.