'Facebook Action'
Tags: ONLINE social networks; REVOLUTIONS
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- Revolutionary Technology. Marks, Joseph // Government Executive;Nov2011, Vol. 43 Issue 13, p43
The article presents information on findings of a study, conducted by researchers at The George Washington University, on role of online social networks in the Egyptian and Libyan uprisings between January and March this year.
- The Revolutionary Force of Facebook and Twitter. YORK, JILLIAN C. // Nieman Reports;Fall2011, Vol. 65 Issue 3, p49
No abstract available.
- What African-Americans Can Learn From Egypt. Nelson, Sophia A. // Jet;3/7/2011, Vol. 119 Issue 9, p18
The article presents the author's views on what African Americans can learn from the peaceful protests and political revolution in Egypt that ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Issues that need to be addressed such as the financial crisis in social security, education, and job creation are...
- Arab Revolutions and the Social Media Effect. Harb, Zahera // M/C Journal;2011, Vol. 14 Issue 2, p2
No abstract available.
- Iran's Twitter Revolution. Schorr, Daniel // New Leader;May-Aug2009, Vol. 92 Issue 3/4, p4
The article examines the Twitter revolution in Iran in protest against the government's policies. According to the author, the young generation of Iranians are becoming critical of the rule of the mullahs and are using online resources such as Twitter to express their discontent. The author...
- Egypt's Facebook Revolution. Radwan, Abeer Bassiouny // American Diplomacy;2/21/2011, p1
In this article, the author discusses the evolution and use of social networks or social media applications and its relation to the political revolution in Egypt. She believes that Facebook Revolution is the most modern in the revolutionary changes in the history of the country. She says...
- Embracing social business design. Monks, JOhn // Marketing (00253650);4/18/2012, p18
The article discusses the corporate use of social business design in the wake of several technological and digital innovations in the 21st century. The emergence of Internet and social networking companies such as Google, Facebook, and Twitter, have reportedly revolutionized the way in which...
- Tweeting Toward Freedom? // Wilson Quarterly;Spring2011, Vol. 35 Issue 2, p64
The article discusses the role of social media tools like Facebook and Twitter in political revolutions and movements such as the Egyptian uprising in 2011 which eventually led to the resignation of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. The author discusses differences between political and...
- The Facebook revolution. China, Walid // New African;Feb2011, Issue 503, p24
The article reports on the Internet revolution and freedom of expression in Tunisia. It notes that the 4 weeks of rioting which led to the death of 66 people in January 2011 has resulted positively because President Ben Ali has lifted the ban on all forms of censorship, particularly on the Web....
