In the Middle East, this is not a Facebook revolution

For decades, armed soldiers have guarded the Egyptian Radio and Television Union building in downtown Cairo, apparently to protect the country's formidable broadcast assets from being commandeered in an attempted revolution. But Hosni Mubarak's departure from power earlier this month after three decades of rule showed that the power of social media sites and mobile phone technology proved a far bi

[kinghuradance]

"Twitter, by contrast, allows users to reach audiences worldwide through the use of hashtags on messages, "