Social Networks and web 2.0 applications played an important role in Arab uprising, political scene, and conflicts between all parties. The growth of user base in the Middle East especially on Facebook, which might be considered the 3rd largest nation on earth, opens new challenges for users and governments as well. Social media offers a supreme opportunity for people to self-organize and to create “virtual communities” where people seem to be continuously interconnected wherever they may be on Earth. Social Media is also considered one huge driving force of information, powered by the people of the Internet. Whether it’s through Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, or Google+, there is a channel for everyone to tune in and obtain information at lightning fast speed. Information obtained, analyzed, or published could affect real life scenarios and will travel from this virtual world to reshape our society.
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