Role of social media in Egypt and Tunisia riots exaggeratedFebruary 18, 2011 - 15:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The role of social media in Egypt and Tunisia riots is exaggerated, according to information security expert Samvel Martirosyan and political expert Hrach Galstyan. As Galstyan noted at a news conference, the information circulated through Facebook network was cited from Al Jazeera Qatar TV channel and 2 western journalists’ reports. “Twitter microblog was more active in spreading information, although here again, the website was not the original source. In the end, Al Jazeera channel succeeded in using Twitter as a tool to raise its ranking through direct links posted on the website,” Martirosyan said, for his part. “The term ‘Facebook Revolution’ is a mere myth. To Muslim world, Friday prayer, gathering hundreds of people to be controlled and directed, is a more powerful tool,” the expert concluded. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |