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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to asses the role of social networking sites (SNSs) in the 25 January 2011 Egyptian Revolution, also known as the “Arab Spring”. Design/methodology/approach – The research methods used were an adaptive form of snowball sampling of a heterogeneous demographic group of participants in the Revolution, used to select focus groups to explore a range of relevant issues. Findings – SNSs are shown to have played a central and pivotal role in the events known collectively as the Arab Spring. Their importance as a source of non‐governmental information and as a means of informing the external and internal community of internal events is highlighted by all participants. Originality/value – The paper outlines research into contemporary events of global significance.
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The paper outlines research into contemporary events of global significance.
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Ph. D in library & information science, the University of Pittsburgh, USA. MLIS in Library & Information Science, the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA. BA in Library & Information Sciences, Cairo University, Egypt.
Professor (Full), Essam Mansour, Head of Department of library & information science (DLIS), SVU Essam Mansour
South Valley Univeristy (SVU)
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This page is a summary of: The role of social networking sites (SNSs) in the January 25th Revolution in Egypt, Library Review, February 2012, Emerald,
DOI: 10.1108/00242531211220753.
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