Egypt's revolution not just about tweeting: bloggers

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Source: AFP

Six months after they launched a revolution that ousted the regime, Egyptian bloggers have acknowledged that it takes more than a Facebook page on the Internet to overthrow a dictator.

"The Internet played a key role but it was not the only tool. The revolution really belongs to the people," said Wael Abbas, a veteran Egyptian blogger who has been posting his thoughts in cyberspace since 2004.

The 18-day revolution that brought an end to the 30-year rule of president Hosni Mubarak and his regime was largely played on the street, but bloggers do not underestimate the importance of Facebook and Twitter.

"The Internet helped to speed up things," said Hossam al-Hamalawy, who is known in cyberspace by the nickname "3arabawy" or the Arab.

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1. Takes more than tweeting to overthrow a dictator? Um...duh?

I thought the role Twitter played was facilitating rapid communication among the people, even in the face of government censoring or shutting down other means of communication.