Egypt Gets Cut Off!!

The major crisis in Egypt has created a new uproar on Friday, when the government decided to shut off all Internet access and cell phone service to the 80 million people residing there. The shut down caused a 90 percent drop rate in traffic to and from Egypt. With the government's interference it makes it hard for protesters and anti governments to stay in contact with each other and form assemblies. This imposes on the Egyptians civil rights.

Limiting access to the Internet for millions of people is a global crisis that effects many people in other countries as well.  Many businesses in Egypt use digital communication to run their business and sell their products and services. Without digital communication they steadily loose money.

Many citizens who use social networking and blogging sites express their opinions online. Since this privilege has been taken away, they are now heading to the streets to voice their opinion. This can lead to riots and larger protest that may not have happened if Internet access was allowed.

It's hard to imagine a world without Internet, social media and blogging sites. Without it, people feel that their opinions are not being heard and they go to new extremes to have them heard. I don't think that turning off all Internet access to the Egyptian people was a good idea. It is just one more way to get them upset. It is such a major part of peoples lives that with out it, we find it hard to communicate and go about our days.  I hope that soon the government will realise the major impact this has had on Egypt and the surrounding countries and reboot all Internet and cell phone services.

Superbowl Smackdown

Everyone, every year, looks forward to the Superbowl -eh rather the Superbowl commercials. Remember when you were dipping your chip in mom's famous guacamole and your buddy said, "Oh man! Did you see that," and you completely missed the commercial that everyone will be talking about for the next week. Now with the help of YouTube and Facebook, we have the ability to watch any commercial, if not all! With the help of these fast growing trends researchers at Viral Video Chart have complied a list of Superbowl's greatest commercials based  on Internet sharing. They are able to measure how many times a video is embedded and shared since 2006. Of course the Old Spice commercial (one of my favorites) was in the top three. The Volkswagen- The Force commercial is currently in the number one position!

It's hard to remember the days when we didn't have the Internet and weren't able to re-enact that hysterical moment. I find myself searching videos on YouTube almost every other day. I watch videos people share on Facebook almost everyday. This fast growing trend is one that I enjoy and can't get enough of  and who knows what we will be able to do next!!!

http://mashable.com/2011/02/06/super-bowl-ads/#R55e-uHQna0