This is a short video that gives you an idea of why people got involved on the streets instead of just watching it on the TV or internet. Jared Cohen told two stories about the role of technology and the first story he said that technology didn't play a huge role in the revolution, but it got people interested in what was really going on in Tunisia. People were able to see through the use of technology what was happening in a place they probably wouldn't have heard about if it weren't for technology. The second story he explained that in Egypt when Mubarak shut down the internet, when people would have watched it on al jazeera, they couldn't so they went out into the streets to see first hand what was really going on.
I think like he said, technology was there and people heard about the riots, but it didn't impact what happened to an extreme. If people wanted to know what was going on they were able to find out online and in Egypt when they couldn't find out through technology, they went to see for themselves. I think what they are trying to say is that technology is a great way to find out what's going on in the world even if you're not there and if it's taken away people will have to go and find out for themselves.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZwNb11n9zk
Jodi Bolton
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