In the afternoon, I participated in a breakout session:
"Revolution 2.0: Promoting Political Change through Social Media"
The facilitator was Co-Founder of the Trustees of the Revolution in Egypt.
What a privilege it was to have the opportunity to meet with one of the leaders of the revolution. To hear and learn first-hand first-hand about the organization and implementation of the revolution.
One of the things he pointed out was that it would be a myth to call it the "facebook revolution," because 40-50% of Egyptians are living in poverty and do not have PCs or the internet at home. However, he did describe the important role of technology and social media.
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