One and a half years ago, I posted this about Iran, concluding that "whether or not this is enough to topple a government remains to be seen, but social media is surely making history and contributing to democracy."
These days, social media - together with email and SMS - is powering leaderless revolutions across North Africa and the Middle East.
Q.E.D.
PS Euan Semple draws an interesting parallel between desire for change in countries and in organisations.
Storie del Novecento
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Dal bellissimo pezzo di Giacomo Papi su Novecento di Bernardo Bertolucci:
«Perché una volta anch’io portai a desinare Giuseppe dai miei genitori a
Vergaio....
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