The revolution belongs to the brave people of Egypt, built on bloodshed in the Square. Unarmed protesters, growing from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands prevailing against heavily armed guards, police and plain-clothes thugs.
But making this moment particular resonant for people around the world is the opportunity to participate on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter.
These tools of real-time communication provide unprecedented access. Whether we agree or not, feel joy or pain, burdened or relieved, they give us a sense of involvement, even ownership.
Not to be discounted, traditional media like television and newspapers add to the experience. Particularly riveting is this Charlie Rose interview from Cairo with bouncing off the walls, Thomas L. Friedman.
The influence that social media has on social demonstrations, uprisings and revolution in countries such as Egypt continue to be discussed and debated but there is no denying the access and involvement it facilitates for those of us in all corners of the world. It provides a sense of community, or rather a connecting of communities into one large voice for change and progress.
It’s an exciting time. For democracy and so much more. The road ahead is uneven, but we’ll be right there sharing in the process — on Twitter and Facebook and…
