The world is finally starting to realize the power of the internet and more specifically the power of social networking. The multi-award winning film “Social Network” recreated the experiences had by Mark Zuckerberg in his creation of facebook. In a project that began in his Harvard dorm room, Zuckerberg would eventually go on to develop a social network website that established a commonality across the globe and introduced a social vehicle with unfathomable impacts. As the film reveals, Zuckerberg’s ultimate goal with facebook was to be “cool,” but a by-product of Zuckerberg’s coolness would be the ability to organize instantly which had not previously existed. The current revolution in Egypt is a product of Facebook, Twitter and other social media websites that allow for mass, instant communication. Reports have circulated that the initial protest against the oppressive Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak, was organized on facebook. The facebook page provides evidence that “torture, poverty, corruption, and unemployment” were the direct causes of the revolution (BCC). These unfair, unnecessary living conditions are not unique to Egypt. Because conditions similar to these exist in many regions of the globe, it is not unreasonable to estimate that this is the beginning of a trend. The Egyptian Revolution has people from all walks of life glued to their television sets, making them witnesses to the impact of the “send” and “reply” buttons on a computer screen. As people continue to grow unhappy with the extremely unequal economic and living conditions that exist in their nation and throughout the world, they too will turn to social media as the Egyptians did before them and make a stand for what is just.
No comments:
Post a Comment