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Good work and conclusion;)

Interesting article, easy to read. I guess the only people not happy about these developments is the autocratic governments themselves. Maybe that's content for a companion blog post? :P Who and how they try to block these technologies

Thank you Tomomi :)

@mome Yea, It is interesting how social media played a key role in setting these revolutions off.

I like your photo choice for this article

Thank you Fearow!

Thorough post full of information, must have taken you a while. I still keep seeing these articles, like the New Yorker magazine in their cover had a bar tender and costumers all on their electronic devices facebooking, the title "The ANTI-social network." All these articles sound the same.

If you recall the American revolution was also plotted in the haven of a secret forum, mainly at Freemason lodges. The French also mimicked this and had their revolution plotted at social congregations. So did scientist to avoid the churches back in the 17th century, which brought upon great scientific theories and advancement. The truth is, humans have always been that way and social networking in the internet is just another tool we make use of.
Great post, man.

Thanks for your comment.

I didn't know the American revolution was plotted at Freemason lodges.

I think the key part for the reason why social networked fueled these revolutions is gathering in these places openly was suppressed. If you watched the video I linked it says that social networks were not taken seriously, so the government didn't limit their use). I agree that these revolutions might have happened eventually anyways.

Yeah, I heard that in the video, and now governments are definitely taking the internet seriously after all these events, including the "Wiki leaks" scandal.
Numerous bills have been presented at congress in the US to limit internet use, such as The Internet Blacklist Bill -- S.968, formally called the PROTECT IP Act, and other ludicrous laws restricting internet usage and privacy after Sep. 11. You'll commonly hear political parties stress these bills, but regardless of political affiliation, they're there.

As for freemasonry lodges involvement in the American Revolution, I wouldn't know where to start. There are relevant events with curious history with extensive readings on it, full of contradicting views and interpretations. It's easy to fall into this "Conspiracy theory" Subculture that has always been around and now emphasized after the 9/11 events. Most people captivated by by all these theories lack higher education or reliable sources. You might enjoy reading both opposing views on the matter, you can find plenty articles in the Temple library in the online portal. Here's a neutral one to get started on:

Neil L. York, "Freemasons and the American Revolution," The Historian Volume: 55. Issue: 2. 1993, pp 315+

It's opinionated extremes of the spectrum on the subject, where Freemasons propose a lot of involvement in the "Age of enlightenment"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_Enlightenment

and anti-freemasonry opposes this allegations.
Can't site my sources, but you'll find that scholars agree the plotting of the revolution took place in Freemasonry lodges and havens, mostly attended by non-Freemasons, ironically ;)

Aside from loving history, I was enticed into this matter during Marine Corps training, where we learned the birth place of the Marines, after looking it up, found out is full of American heritage :)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tun_Tavern

Unfortunately people stop researching opposing views and end up paranoid and indulge in all these conspiracy theory schema, which is why I wrote a lot ;P Sorry!

Speaking of the Free Masons, my great-grandfather was one. He died when I was a teenager. He used to do sleight-of-hand magic tricks for us kids when I was young. When we asked him to show us how the trick works, he told he couldn't. He said he learned it at the Masons and was sworn to secrecy.

He never did mention anything about political intrigues or global control conspiracies though.

After he died, I got his Mason's ring. Apparently he'd obtained a high order in the organization.

Sorry for not responding directly to your informative and well written post Jessie. Sometimes the discussion threads go off in unintended directions.

The whole decline of the nation state and the power gains that NGOs etc are having is an interesting phase we are going though. This time is going to be interesting to look back on in 20 years.
Yea the the effect that 9/11 had on how we viewed the worth of our freedoms and also how much we are willing to give up. A really interesting thing to think about when I travel now is comparing all the other countries' airport security to what America has now. It is really amazing how intense the security is now.

I haven't really studies the American Revolution in a University class ever, but the details as to how it all came about I bet are interesting. The 9/11 conspiracy theories are so annoying. It seems like people believe things based on their preconceived ideas and not after looking into the evidence a lot of the time (especially if they lack higher education).

Thanks when I get the chance I will read up on it.

It makes sense that the birth of something like the Marine Corps was in a Tavern given how much of a social place it was for men back then (seems like much more then it is now).

LOL, The story goes that the first recruiter, Robert Mullan, was the tavern's owner. Once the decision was made to have "The Continental Marines" for the colonies, he gave out free drinks. Once the men were drunk/tipsy, he'd give them a hearty talk about protecting the colonies. They ALL joined! Haha! Marines were born in a Tavern, getting drunk!

P.S. Their first mission was getting on a ship to the Bahamas and taking their rum ;)