Facebook is now a world wide way of communication. It has the ability to show posts and blogs that allow others to see what you may be doing, thinking or simply want to share. it's one of the easiest ways to plan events, since it also has an event planning app. Your information can be as private as you may want it to be or as public for the world to know. Posts are instant and show very little delay. Twitter, in the other hand has the same type of effect. It's less personal and shows less information. Twitter would me mostly the updates and the posts that facebook has. They are ways to join groups, keep in touch, inform updates and changes.
Facebook and tweeter were the technologies that facilitated the regime change we witnessed in Egypt today. Many protests in the Middle East chose to use these websites to tell when and where the protests and marches and rallies would be held. I feel like also because they were being informed that all these protests were being made, it gave the others the courage to begin their own protests. In a way, Twitter and Facebook united the Middle East to help against their own government. It's kind of like the power of multitude. It was something crazy and at the same time, kind of funny to see how something that would seem insignificant have such an effect on the world.
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