The power of the Net?

@mrs_teapot wrote:

I have been watching the awful scenes in Cairo on the TV, riots that are said to be inspired by the recent ones in Tunisia too. I always thought that Egypt was a stable country although I have to admit I’m not that well informed.

One thing has stuck me though and that’s the part that the Internet, facebook and Twitter in particular have played in co-ordinating the demonstrators so much so that the Egyptian government have blocked the net all together in their country.

How powerful the net is, I mean never has there been such a tool available to all of us, its scary really, here we all are sat in our living rooms able to talk to the whole world. It can be used for good and evil, one thing for sure it inhibits governments from totally controlling the news agenda, but is that always a good thing? Three people were killed in the riots today. Very sad

Teapot

Its like all tools Mrs T.Useful in the right hands but soooo dangerous in the wrong hands.

@mrs_teapot wrote:

@yourchoice wrote:

@mrs_teapot wrote:

I have been watching the awful scenes in Cairo on the TV, riots that are said to be inspired by the recent ones in Tunisia too. I always thought that Egypt was a stable country although I have to admit I’m not that well informed.

One thing has stuck me though and that’s the part that the Internet, facebook and Twitter in particular have played in co-ordinating the demonstrators so much so that the Egyptian government have blocked the net all together in their country.

How powerful the net is, I mean never has there been such a tool available to all of us, its scary really, here we all are sat in our living rooms able to talk to the whole world. It can be used for good and evil, one thing for sure it inhibits governments from totally controlling the news agenda, but is that always a good thing? Three people were killed in the riots today. Very sad

Teapot

Its like all tools Mrs T.Useful in the right hands but soooo dangerous in the wrong hands.

Very True YC… even a paintbrush can be an offensive weapon in the wrong hands :?

Lol you saying that got me thinking of a place i used to work at the painters used a long handled brush that was nicknamed a podger.So if you get out of line then watch out because ill hit you with my podger. :lol:

@mrs_teapot wrote:

@yourchoice wrote:

@mrs_teapot wrote:

@yourchoice wrote:

@mrs_teapot wrote:

I have been watching the awful scenes in Cairo on the TV, riots that are said to be inspired by the recent ones in Tunisia too. I always thought that Egypt was a stable country although I have to admit I’m not that well informed.

One thing has stuck me though and that’s the part that the Internet, facebook and Twitter in particular have played in co-ordinating the demonstrators so much so that the Egyptian government have blocked the net all together in their country.

How powerful the net is, I mean never has there been such a tool available to all of us, its scary really, here we all are sat in our living rooms able to talk to the whole world. It can be used for good and evil, one thing for sure it inhibits governments from totally controlling the news agenda, but is that always a good thing? Three people were killed in the riots today. Very sad

Teapot

Its like all tools Mrs T.Useful in the right hands but soooo dangerous in the wrong hands.

Very True YC… even a paintbrush can be an offensive weapon in the wrong hands :?

Lol you saying that got me thinking of a place i used to work at the painters used a long handled brush that was nicknamed a podger.So if you get out of line then watch out because ill hit you with my podger. :lol:

Ha! I need one of those :(

I think the real name is a swan necked brush.B&Q will sell them.