ME Online - Social networks; catalyzers of Arab Spring

http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=50404

This article is about Arab activists having the support of social network sites to "oust" dictators.  It talks about how they have played a key role in these situations but at the same time was not the sole reason.  Near the end of the article is says that internet was blocked in Egypt, Libya and Syria.  Then it goes on to make a good point that these revolts happened although internet was blocked during the heavy volume of the organizing.  For a group of people like the Arabs who have had to fight and defend their own people and land for many years, social networking is a great source of support and ideas.  I believe that without social networking, the Arab people would not have been able to pull off as many riots and taking down of rulers.  They have been, for to long, the underdogs and have not had the opportunity  to be powerful enough to make these things happen until recently.