Social Media Revolution?

A revolution in Tunisia. Egypt’s government is unstable. Protests occur frequently in Jordan and Yemen. Millions of people are protesting against the regime of their country. Demonstrators are expressing themselves with the help of social media, their opinions become public and thus stir each other up. Everybody knows that social media strengthens the force and the movement of the revolt. What’s going on in the social dynamic life?

The main point is that people want to express themselves. Even if there is no social media, people want to complain anyway. Mostly they want to complain about the vertical directions in our daily (work) life. They feel underappreciated. While using media like Facebook or Twitter, the style of communicating is different than face to face communication. We seem to be equal. The same kind of people can find each other easily and pretend to be one big happy family. But all they do is share their underlying frustrations and express their different views. In the case of Egypt, demonstrations were planned with the help of Facebook. Ordinary people generate the news, we all spread the news together. Spread your word, and you spread the news, is what one believes. Propaganda becomes practically useless.

Muburak (the former president of Egypt) decided to cut off the internet. He feared the strength of it, at the moment he realized that he couldn’t stop the demonstrations. On the other hand, Mubarak used the internet to localize rebellions. So, he can’t live without it and neither can we. It’s clear that the use of social media is a fundamental shift in our lives. What else can we expect of this social revolution if it is able to cripple the government?