Blog
Beyond Streetbook
- 09.08.2011
- Communications
- By Jillian C. York
On-the-ground reporting of the Arab Spring revolutions will foster a more nuanced discussion of how digital tools matter, and how they don't.
Blog
New Media and the People-Powered Uprisings
- 08.30.2011
- Web
- By Zeynep Tufekci
- 3 Comments
Social media is a potent tool for change, one that upends the collective action dynamics that, until now, have constrained Arab citizens.
Blog
The Middle Ground between Technology and Revolutions
- 08.26.2011
- Web
- By Aaron Bady
Social media didn't cause the revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia, but it did achieve unique visibility.
Article
Streetbook
- 08.23.2011
- Web
- By John Pollock
- 4 Comments
How Egyptian and Tunisian youth hacked the Arab Spring.
Blog
Is September 17 America's Own Tahrir Square-Style 'Facebook Revolution'?
- 08.09.2011
- Web
- By Christopher Mims
- 14 Comments
Protests in the Middle East and elsewhere capitalized on the spontaneity of social media, but can it also be deployed deliberately?
Blog
Play it Again, King Mohammed
- 06.22.2011
- Communications
- By John Pollock
- 5 Comments
Oldest Arab monarchy uses classical tactics to stifle latest protests.
Blog
Watching a Digital "Jasmine Revolution" Unfold
- 06.21.2011
- Web
- By John Pollock
Using Facebook and Twitter to track trouble on the streets of Tunisia.
Blog
Technology and Revolutions
- 05.31.2011
- By Jason Pontin
- 2 Comments
Reactions to a conversation with the leaders of Egypt's "April 6" movement.
Blog
Inside Egypt's "Facebook Revolution"
- 04.29.2011
- Web
- By David Talbot
Young leaders explain their social networking strategy.
