ANC Coordinator: ANC supporters make majority of Facebook users in ArmeniaFebruary 11, 2011 - 16:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Coordinator of the opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC) Levon Zurabyan said that monitoring of Facebook shows that ANC supporters make majority of this social network users in Armenia. “It means that, first, ANC enjoys great support among Armenia’s population. Second, ANC is basically supported by educated people, who are familiar with internet and social networks technologies,” Zurabyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. He added that “social networks provide with a great opportunity for overcoming the information blockade imposed by the authorities, specifically, through controlling the entire television.” Zurabyan stated that the level of social networks influence is defined by the number of Internet users in the country, for examples, in Tunisia it makes around 35%, in Egypt – 25%, while in Armenia it was around 10% recently. “This figure is not serious for having an impact on social and political events. If it exceeds the level of 25-30%, it will become a serious factor,” said Zurabyan. According to him, “the low number of Internet users in the country is explained by the authorities’ policy, due to which there are incredibly high and unjustified prices for Internet, what artificially hampers growth in the number of Internet users.” At the same time, Zurabyan added that this index grew in Armenia over the past months due to mobile network users. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops. Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills U.S. doesn’t see Russia as contributing to peace in Caucasus Patel made the remarks when asked about the implications of Russia’s withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh. Up to 1% cashback when shopping on Wildberries with IDBank cards IDBank is launching an exclusive campaign on Wildberries for online shopping enthusiasts. |