According to the Economist, Arab bloggers or “pyjamahideen” are exerting pressure on local authorities and affecting political change.
…youthful denizens of the internet are chipping away at the overweening dominance of Arab governments… blogging has evolved within the past year from a narcissistic parlour sport to a shaper of the political agenda. By simply posting embarrassing video footage, small-time bloggers have blown open scandals over such issues as torture and women’s harassment on the streets of Cairo.
Reinforces our long-running assertion that businesses need to understand the difference between content and platform when talking about blogs. Physics papers were not why the Web mattered, and personal diaries are not why blogs matter…
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