As we discussed in class, the protests in Egypt were given support and organized through the use of technology and internet innovations such as Facebook and other sites. The posts and attention gained from these sites helped expose the world to the realities in Egypt, even with Egypt being temporarily cut off from the internet. Through the use of such sites and the power, support and organization of the people of Egypt, ordinary people were able to bring about change in Egypt.
I think it is fascinating to consider how technological innovations that are seemingly very simple, such as cell phones with cameras in them, are bringing about change in Bahrain as well.
Here is an article from the New York Times titled:
Cellphones Become the World’s Eyes and Ears on Protests
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/19/world/middleeast/19video.html?ref=technologyAnd an article from World News Mania about how a photographer was able to jailbreak a phone to get into the 3G network to upload pictures despite the internet being down in Bahrain:
http://www.worldnewsmania.com/2011/02/17/technology/ap-photographer-uses-mywi-to-cover-bahrain-protests/
I also think it is great how empowering cell phones and the internet have become especially when it comes to political revolution. I think that these methods of communication could help drastically prevent a government from hurting its people, especially when it tries to cut off the outside world.
ReplyDeleteGreat blog post. I think it is very interesting what people are able to do with new technology. The creation of the camera phone was a great invention within itself, but the opportunities that invention has made possible are even more amazing. In many cases, they bring the world closer together and help people see what they normally wouldn't be able to on traditional news.
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