Internet, social media playing key role in uprising
Most of the information coming out of Egypt is changing so fast that the new social media streams are the best way to keep up. Traditional news sources are doing a decent job of tracking events, analysis and background, but live streaming of news and information is dominating the coverage. Even these bits from Twitter will be old by the time you read them. For the latest, click here.
http://twitter.com/#!/AJEnglish/status/31077388750168064
A convergence of new media in Wikileaks and Twitter shows how fast the world is changing — so fast that the military-industrial-political establishment can’t keep up.
Twitter and Facebook (along with other channels) are being used to plan demonstrations in other Arab countries.
http://twitter.com/#!/googlewaveyour/status/31930152376074240
