Revolution in the age of social media : the Egyptian popular insurrection and the Internet / Linda Herrera.

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Egypt's January 25 revolution was triggered by a Facebook page and played out both in virtual spaces and the streets. Social media serves as a space of liberation, but it also functions as an arena where competing forces vie over the minds of the young as they battle over ideas as important as the nature of freedom and the place of the rising generation in the political order. This book provides piercing insights into the ongoing struggles between people and power in the digital age"-- Provided by publisher.

"A Facebook page inspired Egypt's 2011 revolution, an uprising played out as much in virtual locations as on the streets. The promise of social media to liberate and democratize was vividly realized, but the same technology has created an arena where competing forces vie to influence the minds of the young. This online battle of ideas may determine matters as fundamental to political life as the nature of freedom and the place of the present generation in the political order. Revolution in the Age of Social Media provides piercing insights into the ongoing struggle between people and power in the digital age"-- Provided by publisher.