Daily Archives: February 3, 2011


The Role of Social Media in the Tunisia, Egypt and Sudan Rebellion

Event Name: The Role of Social Media in the Tunisia, Egypt and Sudan Rebellion (Crisis mapping in North Africa and Middle East) Speaker: Anahi Ayala Iacucci Date: February 7th, 2011 Monday Start-time: 12:40 p.m. End-time: 1:40 p.m. Rm: 411 IAB What do Tunisia, Egypt and Sudan have in common these days? The massive use of social networks like Twitter, Facebook, blogs and sometimes mapping software like Ushahidi and Google maps. The digital international community is bypassing the mainstream media by creating its own space in […]