6. “ To those in power: you are facing a generation which communicates in a way you don’t understand” - Google’s Wael Ghonim - Political Activist/Egypt Interview with Al Arabiya 11.2.2011
7. Yet, ‘Those in Power’ seem to only want to communicate their way
8. The ‘Those in Power’ Traditional Communication Model Owned/Sponsored Media ‘ Those in Power’ (Autocratic Leaders) People
9. However, the dynamics have been changing since the 90’s thanks to Satellite Television and broadband ‘ Those in Power’ (Autocratic Leaders) People Owned/Sponsored Media
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12. Thus, it could be argued that the ‘social media’ main contribution is speeding up the ‘Domino Effect’
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14. And it seems the internet is here to stay “ The United States supports the people’s freedom to connect everywhere” - US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton 15 Feb 2011
15. Final Word “ The Internet is the first thing that humanity has built that humanity doesn't understand, the largest experiment in anarchy that we have ever had” - Eric Schimdt – CEO, Google (August 2010)
16. One thing is for sure, we could never know what to expect next!
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