Internet and revolutions
This area attempts to map ideas discussed by Deen Freelon at http://dfreelon.org/2011/02/05/sorting-through-claims-about-the-internet-and-revolutions-part-1/

Part 2 of Deen Freelon's blog re sorting through claims about the internet and revolutions

Need to factor in this Deen Freelon addendum too 

And another DF contribution


May as well pop this one in here too Blogs and Bullets: New Media in Contentious Politics

Another article to feed in with background on Egypt revolution and role on online media (The Road to Tahrir, Charles Hirschkind)

And The "Twitter can't topple Dictators" Article, Jay Rosen

Egypt's "Facebook Revolution": Looking Under the Lampost article

Twitter as Tactical and Strategic Lens article

Why the tweet will never replace the street article

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