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aacosta8

CYBERACTIVISM IN THE EGYPTIAN REVOLUTION: HOW CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND CITIZEN JOURNALISM T... - 0 views

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cyber activism opinion egypt

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  • aacosta8 on 02 Feb 16
     
    UMD's Dr. Sahar Khamis weighs-in on the use of social media in Egypt's revolution. By Dr. Sahar Khamis and Katherine Vaughn, Arab Media & Society "If you want to free a society, just give them Internet access." It explores how these new media avenues enabled an effective form of citizen journalism, through providing forums for ordinary citizens to document the protests; to spread the word about ongoing activities.
sheldonmer

From Syria to Ukraine, social media opens up warfare | New York Post - 0 views

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      sheldonmer on 16 Nov 14
       
      This article is about how blogger Eliot Higgins was involved in the social media revolution in Syria and now in the Ukraine. This article talks about how Higgins posted online from Syria to track weapons and pinpoint a chemical strike in Damascus from a computer in the English Midlands. He is now using the same techniques to investigate missiles in the Ukraine believe to have brought down flight MH17. This article is great for a comparison between the two p[laces and a has a great explanation of his social media techniques for social change.
aacosta8

How Social Media Accelerated the Uprising in Egypt - 0 views

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social media Egypt revolution

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  • aacosta8 on 23 Mar 16
     
    There's been some backlash in the last few days against the idea that either Tunisia or Egypt were brought on by Twitter or a "Facebook Revolution." And certainly, it takes a lot more than the 21st century version of a communication system to persuade people to take to the streets and risk harm, imprisonment, or death.
mjumaia

Saudi Arabia profile - Media - 0 views

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Saudi Media revolution Social Media

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  • mjumaia on 21 Apr 15
     
    Saudi Arabia is one of the largest social media markets in the Middle East. Saudi Arabia is home to more than 40% of all active Twitter users in the Arab region, So Saudi use of the media is really controlling the Arab region. This article talk more in depth about how saudi arabia is taking over the media of the whole region
ijones3

Egyptian Symbols - 1 views

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egypt revolution

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  • ijones3 on 08 Apr 15
     
    This particular website goes into great detail about one mural. It depicts a man breaking away from chains, doves' flying to represent peace, blood dripping to represent the people lost in the revolution and the facebook sign to show that social media has been a huge factor in getting together.
katelynklug

Egpyt youth disappointed ahead of anniversary - 0 views

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Egpyt youth politics constitutional referendum older generation smear campaign Wael Ghonim

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  • katelynklug on 06 Nov 14
     
    Activists who led the 2011 revolt reflect on growing disillusionment with prospects for positive social change. A vast majority of the youth have become apathetic toward any political policies. In the vote for the constitutional referendum, the youth mainly acted in boycott and did not participate in the voting. In addition, the Egyptian media outlets have been accused of participating in a smear campaign against the activists that led the 2011 revolution. Wael Ghonim, for example, has had to handle his public image as he has been accused of benefiting from the revolt that he helped to orchestrate. A blogger, who goes by the name "Sandmonkey" accused the older generations of resisting change. He claims they act on their own accord even when they have no plausible or other alternative solutions. He points out that the youth represents 70% of the population but receives no official representation and only pity from the older generation who continues to make decisions on their behalf.
zackellogg

Can Social Media Save Egypt's Heritage Sites? - 1 views

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heritage iraq social media

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  • zackellogg on 09 Sep 14
     
    The ancient heritage of the Middle East is being seriously damaged by the uprisings, revolutions and foreign occupations (i.e. US in Iraq and its aftermath). I was interviewed about this as it affects Egypt a year ago by a South Korean radio station, on the occasion of the thefts last summer of artifacts from the Malawi Museum...
aacosta8

CyberOrient - 0 views

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Women egypt cyberactivsm

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  • aacosta8 on 17 Feb 16
     
    In the revolution of January 2011, many young Egyptians turned to participatory and social media in conjunction with real-world organizing and demonstrating. That is, participatory media were used as platforms for political activism, a use that activists had increasingly employed to compliment real-world actions. The revolution did not introduce this phenomenon.
katelynklug

Globally, Youth + ICT = Protest | CONNECTED in CAIRO - 1 views

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  • ethnography
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      katelynklug on 11 Sep 14
       
      defined as describing of the customs of individual peoples and cultures
  • see themselves
  • affect their actions
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  • connected and disconnected
  • protests were a result of a large disaffected population of young people (a “youth bulge”)
  • who took advantage
  • large youth cohort
  • more likely
  •  anti-government protest
  • high levels of ICT penetration and with a large youth cohort
  • anti-government protest
  • more likely
  • th bulge by itself shows no real correlation
  • of ICT to fomen
  • First, a you
  • being connected doesn’t by itself produce revolution
  • high ICT penetration in combination with a youth bulge
  • strongly correlated
  • explained by more contextual factors
  • proliferation of technology that is more important than demographic factors
  • amplify
  • smaller in size
  • cohorts
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      katelynklug on 11 Sep 14
       
      This qualitative research provides a very interesting conclusion that can be applied in historical terms to all societal revolutions. Although the research suggested that the outbreak of protest was specifically rated to contextual factors, it previously suggested that any society with a large youth population who is proficient in technology has the potential for revolutionary action. This is interesting because it confirms that the youth, who generally possess progressive ideas are also more likely to be involved in activism. As technology becomes increasingly important for movement mobilization, governments may become even more heavily involved in its citizens' access to it. I think the increasing popularity of technology and social media could backfire on the younger generations who have embedded this into their culture. Government systems are already extremely aware of the power of technology, and oppressive systems are very likely to restrict access or banish it. However, at this point, even a highly skilled government will never be able to eliminate technology or its influence.
aacosta8

Women, Cyberactivism, & the Arab Spring - 0 views

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women in egypt cyberactivism arab spring

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  • aacosta8 on 17 Feb 16
     
    This article discusses testimonials of females involved in the Egyptain revolution. It emphasizes the role of women in the revolution and how social media takes a big part on it.
hwilson3

Harvesting the Fruits of a Tech Revolution - 0 views

www.huffingtonpost.com/...cyber-security_b_1344440.html

#socialmedia #cybersafety #middleeast #cyberethics

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  • hwilson3 on 09 Feb 16
     
    With social media being such an open platform, it can lead to some issues. At the same time, people want to keep rights such as freedom of speech in place. This article discusses a conference held to uphold cyber safety in the Middle East. It discussed how important it is to protect this global platform because it connects the society around the globe in a way that the world has never seen
ijones3

Egyptian Street Art Official Facebook page - 2 views

www.facebook.com/olutionGraffiti.StreetArtEgypt

shared by ijones3 on 11 Nov 14 - No Cached
  • agomez117 on 11 Nov 14
     
    In this Facebook page, the focus is mainly the graffiti during the revolution. This is helpful because not only does it give me more photograph of the art but it shows how the social media was involved.
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