Twitter and Facebook in the Arab Revolution

In the Outlook section of this past Sunday edition of the The Washington Post (02/20/11), media observer Jeffrey Ghannam wrote the following about the recent events being called a "Facebook Revolution."
"Ironically, Facebook, which according to the Arab Social Media Report has a following of more than 21 million people in the Middle East (with 5 million in Egypt alone), is a platform not particularly friendly to protest. Its messages and updates are largely disseminated only to those who belong to certain group or who know where to look.
Twitter, by contrast, allows users to reach audiences worldwide, through the use of hastags on messages, such as the ones that defined the revolutions - #Tunisie, #Jan25, #Egypt . . ."
Hmmm, with the risk of sounding trivial amidst this historical upheaval in the Arab world, the above statement seems to coincide with my thoughts about how Twitter is more powerful as a marketing tool than Facebook.
I was interviewed the other day by marketing guru, Robert Middleton, of Action Plan Marketing for an upcoming conversation to be posted in April in the "expert interviews" section of his website.
Robert and I focused our discussion on the "in sync" online marketing strategy that Leslye Reaves and I wrote about in our eBook, "Synchronize or Sink, Develop an Online Marketing Strategy that Works"
In the interview, I made the point that while Facebook may be the 800 lb. gorilla in the social media world, unless one is a large established brand, I believe it's a challenging platform to use for marketing - or trying to communicate a consistent theme to a large number of people.
Obviously, the young people in the Arab world got Facebook to work for them, but like Jeffrey Ghannam, I believe Twitter is setup to be more facilitating.
Here is a link to two blogs of mine about why I like to market on Twitter:
Part 1: Why I Twitter
Part 2: Real world example on "Why I Twitter" . . . and further thoughts
And as I said further to Robert Middleton in our discussion, while Facebook and LinkedIn follow a general approach of adding connections to others by moving out in concentric circles, Twitter allows one to easily "leap frog" in such a way so as to facilitate buidling a network of worldwide "followers" - a network of folks that one might never connect with in any other way.
Again, far be it from me to detract from the influence of Facebook in the current historic social movements taking place throughout the Arab world. I just find it interesting that many would call it the "Twitter Revolution" as well.
As alwyas, your comments are most welcome.
Fyi, here is a great New Yorker article that explains the use of Twitter hashtags.
And if you are interested to learn how utilize online marketing for job search and career advancement activities, we invite you to check out our free 20-min video seminar on that topic. Just go to the OMW homepage and sign in to view.


COLEGIO RETAMAR: OPUS DEI
by MOISÉS BRAHIM on December 11, 2011 - 2:21pmCOLEGIO RETAMAR: OPUS DEI VIETNAMIZATION. MADRID
MOISÉS IBRAHIM: EX SUPERNUMERARY of OPUS DEI HOLY SUPREME MAFIA and EX EDUCATOR at distinguised COLEGIO RETAMAR in MADRID, for THIRTY THREE YEARS, which is EQUIVALENT to the AGE of CHRIST on EARTH, a CORPORATIVE, a LUCRATIVE and a CORRUPTIVE WORK of OPUS DEI, a BUNKER of ASSAULTS on REASON, PUBLIC TREASURY, HEALTH SECURITY, STATE SUBVENTIONS, MADRID COMMUNITY, and PROPER EMPLOYEES, a HEADQUARTER of OPUS DEI LORD BLACK MONEY CONTROL, ILLEGAL FOUNDATIONS MANAGEMENT and the CONSIGNMENT of OPUS DEI LORD COLOURFUL SAVIOUR MONEY to the ROMAN AUTHORITIES. OPUS DEI go for PROSTITUTES, adultering and the TAXPAYER PAYS. OPUS DEILOGY is a PRELATURE of the CATHOLIC CHURCH that CENTRES its ACTIVITIES on the SPIRITUAL TERRORISM and the DEVORATION of the POOR BREAD to make WHEELS of MILLS or HOLY HOSTS for the ALTARS. OPUS DEILOGY is CONSECRATED as a SATANITY until ETHERNITY. I feel PROUD that I have EDUCATED theONES who come from SPANISH FASCISM, CHURCH SLAVERY, GREATNESSES of SPAIN, ARISTOCTRACY, NOBILITY and with honour ROYALTY. At the moment, they are controlling the SUBLIMITY of the POLITICAL, ECONOMICAL, RELIGIOUS and SPORTIVE POWERS. TIMES have COME to make YOU REVOLUTIONIZE and OCCUPY all the STREETS. CIRCUMSTANCES have been IMPERATIVES to make YOU struggle in favour of FREEDOM and HUMAN DIGNITY. I WRITE and PREACH. DOCUMENTS SPEAK and EVIDENCE the OPUS DEI CORRUPTION.
COLEGIO RETAMAR: LA VIETNAMIZACIÓN OPUS DEI.
MOISÉS IBRAHIM: EX SUPERNUMERARIO de la SANTA SUPREMA MAFIA del OPUS DEI y EX EDUCADOR del ILUSTRE COLEGIO RETAMAR en MADRID, durante TREINTA y TRES AÑOS, lo que equivale a la VIDA de CRISTO, OBRA CORPORATIVA, LUCRATIVA y CORRUPTIVA del OPUS DEI, BUNKER de los ASALTOS a la RAZÓN, las ARCAS PÚBLICAS, la SEGURIDAD SOCIAL, las SUBVENCIONES ESTATALES, la COMUNIDAD de MADRID, y los PROPIOS EMPLEADOS, un CUARTÉL de CONTROL de OPUS DEI LORD BLACK MONEY, el MANEJO de FUNDACIONES ILEGALES y el envío de OPUS DEI LORD COLOURFUL SAVIOUR MONEY a las AUTORIDADES ROMANAS. El OPUS DEI va de PUTAS ADULTERANDO y el CONRIBUYENTE SUFRIENDO Y PAGANDO. La OPUS DEILOGÍA es una PRELATURA que centra sus ACTIVIDADES el TERRORÍSMO ESPIRITUAL y la DEVORACIÓN del PAN de los POBRES, para FABRICAR RUEDAS de MOLINOS o HOSTIAS SAGRADAS para los ALTARES. La OPUS DEILOGÍA se CONSAGRA como una SATANIDAD hasta la ETERNIDAD. YO ESCRIBO y PREDICO. Los DOCUMENTAS HABLAN y EVIDENCIAN la CORRUPCIÓN del OPUS DEI.
COLEGIO RETAMAR: OPUS DEI
by MOISÉS BRAHIM on December 11, 2011 - 2:20pmCOLEGIO RETAMAR: OPUS DEI DEVOURS THE POOR BREAD TO MAKE HOLY WHEELS OF MILLS OR HOLY HOSTS FOR THE ALTARS THAT ARE MADE OF GOLD AND DIAMONGS. MOISÉS IBRAHIM PREACHES AND DOCUME EVIDENCE THE TRUTH. MADRID.
The WESTERN SYSTEM is an OPUS DEI VAMPIRE, sucking the BLOOD of the SUFFERER, and keeping the rest for the HOLY RED CROSS, to have a SUPERAVIT of BLOOD at all TIMES for the HOLY MASS CELEBRATION. The UNITED STATES and EUROPE are in deep ECONOMIC CRISIS and the POPULATIONS are in HANDS of the BANKERS like a MERCHANDISE. TIMES have COME to get INVOLVED, show your INDIGNATION and bring TAHRIR SQUARE to your TOWN or CITY. The ECONOMICAL DECADENCE is FRUIT of the PERMITTED INJUSTICE, the LEGAL TERRORISM, the ALLIANCE with RACIST ZIONISM and the WAR CRIMES against HUMANITY. The AMERICAN INCOHERENT EMPIRE and the IRRATIONAL EUROPEAN PLANET have become short in ECONOMY, MIND and FASHION. They are devoted to CRUSADES, SAVAGERY and CANNIBALISM. They have been born CRUSADERS, they have been made LEGAL TERRORISTS and they come to the END of their LIFE as MERCENARIES, far away from their HOMELAND. They CANNOT AFFORD to be ENGAGED in yet another COSTLY and prolonged WARS, unless they GO and LIVE in the JUNGLE on the BRANCHES of TREES with MONKEYS to save CLOTHES and practice NUDISM FOREVER. NUDISM may be the nexto CALL to HOLINESS. REVOLUTIONIZE against the AMERICAN and EUROPEAN RULERS of EVILS of the DEVILS, LORDS of WAR, BELIEVERS of THEOLOGY of VIOLENCE, PROTAGONISTS of CULTURE of DEATH, INNOVATORS of LEGAL ZIONIST TERRORISM, MAKERS of WAR CRIMES and PROMOTERS.
COLEGIO RETAMAR: OPUS DEI
by MOISÉS BRAHIM on December 11, 2011 - 2:20pmCOLEGIO RETAMAR: OPUS DEI BUNKER OF SPIRITUAL ZIONIST TERRORISM, ASSAULTS ON REASON, ADULTURY OF JUSTICE AND PROSTITUTION WITH HUMAN RIGHTS. MADRID.
The HOLY EARTHLY GENOCIDE TRINITY of the BLOODTHIRSTY ORGIES, the CULTURE of DEATH, the IDEOLOGY of LEGAL TERRORISM, the THEOLOGY of VIOLENCE, the CONCEPT of ARABOPHOBIA, the ADORATION of ISLAMOPHOIA, the DEVOTION to PALESTINOPHOBIA, The VENERATION of IMMORAL SLAVERY, the INCARNATION of ETHNIC CLEANSING, the RECRUITMENT of MERCENARIES, the ADDICTION to CRUSADES, the PERSECUTION of PAN ARABISM, the HARMFULNESS of ARAB UNITY, the IMPERTURBATION of ARABIC BROTHERHOOD, the ISENSIBILITY of CONSCIENCE, the MEDIOCRITY of FAITH, the MANDATE of MEDIEVALIZATION, the MANAGEMENT of MASS DESTRUCTION, the CIVILIZATION of BLOODSHEDDING, the WORKSHOP of EVILDOERS, the REGRESSION of the THIRD WORLD, the BLINDNESS of LOVE, the DENIAL of PEACE, the DEAFNESS of JUSTICE, the PROTECTORSHIP of ABSOLUTISM, the INDIFFERENCE of WAR CRIMES, the HOPELESSNESS of the POOR, the GRACELESSNESS of the THIRD WORLD, the MUTILATION of FREEDOM of EXPRESSION, the PERFECTIONISM of HOLOCAUSTS, the DISPLEASURE of ARABIC FREEDOM, the DISSATISFACCTION of ISLAM RISE, the PRECEPT of CHRISTIAN ZIONISM, the CREED of BUSHITLERISM, the CATECHISM of AUSCHWITZISM.
COLEGIO RETAMAR: OPUS DEI
by MOISÉS BRAHIM on December 11, 2011 - 2:19pmCOLEGIO RETAMAR: OPUS DEI VIETNAMIZATION CATECHISM.
The AMERICAN and EUROPEAN CULTURE of DEATH, the IDEOLOGY of LEGAL TERRORISM, the THEOLOGY of VIOLENCE, the PRECEPT of CRIMINAL APARTHEID, the CONCEPTS of PERMITTED INJUSTICE, the CENTRES of WAR LORDS, the BUNKERS of HOLOCAUSTISM, the HEADQUARTERS of AUSCHWITZISM, the FORTRESSES of HUMAN RIGHTS PROSTITUTION, the ROOTS of CHRISTIAN ZIONIST TERRORISM, the ESSENCE of the INTERNATIONAL LAW ADULTERY, the ADORATION of ETHNIC CLEANSINGS, the VENERATION of CANNIBAL TORTURES, the ADORATION of the POOR BLOOD SHEDDING, the CREED of BUSHITERISM WAR CRIMES, the CATECHISM of the THIRD WORLD VIETNAMIZATION.
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