Egyptian protestors took advantage from the Internet for mobilization through different ways. While people used their laptops and smart phones, people who had neither connected to their peers via Internet cafes. Although the Internet Café in the Egyptian context played a minor role during the Arab Spring, some people preferred connecting to the Internet through cafes for the purposes of anonymity and security. One of the exceptional structures of the Egyptian revolution was the relatively short period taken for the protestors to get their aim. The protestors enforced Mubarak to resign in less than three weeks after major protests hit the Cairo streets in January 25th. The only aspect of this quick revolution was the operational use of social media and social networking tools as platforms through which people arranged in groups, coordinated their activities and mobilized the masses. Twitter, for instance, was commonly used during the Egyptian
Egyptian protestors took advantage from the Internet for mobilization through different ways. While people used their laptops and smart phones, people who had neither connected to their peers via Internet cafes. Although the Internet Café in the Egyptian context played a minor role during the Arab Spring, some people preferred connecting to the Internet through cafes for the purposes of anonymity and security. One of the exceptional structures of the Egyptian revolution was the relatively short period taken for the protestors to get their aim. The protestors enforced Mubarak to resign in less than three weeks after major protests hit the Cairo streets in January 25th. The only aspect of this quick revolution was the operational use of social media and social networking tools as platforms through which people arranged in groups, coordinated their activities and mobilized the masses. Twitter, for instance, was commonly used during the Egyptian