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"Twitter bears about as much responsibility for the Egyptian uprising as George Soros, Mrs. O'Leary's cow, and the Flying Spaghetti Monster." →

MJ’s Adam Weinstein (inspired by The New Yorker’s Malcolm Gladwell) beats up on the social media evangelists.

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   THANK YOU

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   [Earlier] I think what Soup does is great: using the Internet to make us better informed. I get quicker news from him...

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    Wait. What do they mean...“human voice”? I don’t get it.

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    Totally on the same page - shared sentiments expressed in my New Years Revolution post the beginning of January.

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    I agree with much of what Gladwell’s original piece argued, but he got this one rather wrong. While the democratic...

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    I agree with that point too. And I think he does a great job extolling the necessity and virtues of the long game...

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    Thank. You. I have been quite annoyed at the fact that throughout the protests Egyptians have been 100% denied internet...

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    Why does this have to an either/or conversation every time?

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    And Tumblr for that matter.

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    HAHAH….True story considering Egypt shut off...internet almost immediately after the...

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