The anonymous call for a “jasmine revolution” in China’s major cities was made online, first on a website run by overseas dissidents, then on Twitter, which despite being blocked is still widely used by activists in China. But unlike what happened in Tunisia and Egypt, where such efforts prompted massive street protests that eventually toppled both governments, the biggest response in China was from the state.
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Protests in Morocco: Just Don’t Call It a Revolution
Convened via Facebook and Twitter, thousands of demonstrators gathered in the square outside Rabat’s El Had gate on Sunday. Shouting the now familiar slogans “Down with dictatorship!” “End the corruption!” “We want change!” they slowly marched down the city’s central artery before coming to a halt at Morocco’s Parliament building.
Twitter hacked by Iranian cyber army
Twitter has been hacked by Iranian cyber army on 18th DEc @ 12 AM CDT. page says that the website has been hacked by them with a symbol and twitter has been offline. Message says : USA think they controlling and managing internet by their access, but they don’t, we control and manage internet by […]
Me 2.0: Branding yourself online
The concept of personal branding has been around for more than a decade, but the Internet and social networking have made it easier than ever to sell brand “you.” “If you have a view that others want to hear, think about where your target audience goes for information and what media they consume, and then get your message to them,” James told CNN.