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- link: http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/12/friends-in-revolution/
- date: July 12, 2011 7:30 PM (2011/07/12
- author: Tina Rosenberg
- title: Friends in Revolution
- source: New York Times
- topics: Facebook Facebook Revolution Friendfactor revolution/planning activism social networking
- summary: «So far, the idea of Facebook Revolution has been a great example of wishful thinking by the digerati. In real life, the phenomenon hasn't held up. The uses of Twitter in Iran were particularly exaggerated, as the messages that caught the attention [of] outsiders were in English. In Egypt, a national strike beginning April 6, 2008 (hence the name of the April 6 Youth Movement) announced on Facebook was a failure – disorganized, unsure of its tactics, quickly repressed once it stepped offline and into the streets.»