Picture Of The Day: Cairo Protester Holds Sign That Says “Thank You Facebook”

by Mark Joyella | 12:34 pm, February 4th, 2011

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How valuable has social media been in spreading the message of protesters in Egypt? Just look at the photo taken today by NBC News correspondent Richard Engel. A protester in Cairo holds a sign written mostly in Arabic that reads, “Thank you, Facebook.” Moment in history captured in one still image.

Anti-government protesters have used social media effectively, despite efforts by the Mubarak government to shut down access.

A Facebook page devoted to the protests has attracted more than 80,000 fans, and Twitter hashtags like #Jan25, #Egypt and #Cairo have been trending for days. Below the trending topics, social media has also been exceptionally effective, journalists in country report, in helping protesters communicate with each other and coordinate their efforts.

Engel’s photo, by the way, is also heating up social media, with nearly 600 likes on Facebook and over 500 re-tweets.

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writer

He pushed in front of the guy with the sign saying “Hi, Mom.”
Onesweetworld79

Who knew some computer geek from NY would invent something that would start revolutions in the middle east. Its quite fascinating really.
Gasket

Onesweetworld79 said:
Who knew some computer geek from NY would invent something that would start revolutions in the middle east. Its quite fascinating really.

Truth! It’s awesome.
Leftist Asshat

“Thank you Facebook”
“Death to America!”
“Death to Israel!”

Nope! Nuthin’ crazy about that!
writer

They were going to take off their shirts and do the body paint, but couldn’t round up enough guys to spell out ‘Death to America’.
http://www.squidoo.com/lauriebethsgrotto Laurie Beth

It’s a bit of a stretch to claim that social media *started* any revolutions, but they’ve undoubtedly helped.
AngelPeters

THUMBS UP! for this Egyptian man and Facebook.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Josh-Feldman/1158574704 Josh Feldman

Who wants to be the one to tell them the creator of Facebook is Jewish?
DEFENDER-90

@writer—But not before he cut the head off the guy holding the Jhon 3:16 sign.
http://www.zazzle.com/talkingpoints NORBIT Jr.

How’d they switch that lettering from “OBAMA” to “FACE BOOK”?
http://www.facebook.com/people/Josh-Feldman/1158574704 Josh Feldman

Josh Feldman said:
Who wants to be the one to tell them the creator of Facebook is Jewish?

After thinking that over, realized it was in very bad taste. My apologies.
http://www.zazzle.com/talkingpoints NORBIT Jr.

writer said:
They were going to take off their shirts and do the body paint, but couldn’t round up enough guys to spell out ‘Death to America’.

They would have had plenty of volunteers from their “Mainstream (American) Media” supporters that were cowering nearby!
http://www.snowspot.net Snowspot

NORBIT Jr. said:
They would have had plenty of volunteers from their “Mainstream (American) Media” supporters that were cowering nearby!

Does anyone ever actually listen to this guy’s comments? XD
http://www.facebook.com/people/Albert-Moore/100001333355433 Albert Moore

Can’t read all the writing; resembles an old dental chart.

Is signature by Muslim Brotherhood?
Dem4Ever

I asked my Egyptian friends what that sign says and it isn’t “Thank” you.
lazzzlo

Remember this.

The world might have changed a bit.

IPV4 to IPV6

so this never happens again
Upon Further Review

That’s not an Egyptian protester — it’s the Middle East correspondent for Time magazine.
http://www.zazzle.com/talkingpoints NORBIT Jr.

That sign, and every sign in Tunisia, Lebanon, Syria, and the West Bank, should be thanking George W. Bush and his Doctrine for the democracy that he strategized would occur upon his monumental decision to attack Iraq!
http://www.facebook.com/people/Mark-Phillip/712034 Mark Phillip

This is the most painfully idiotic article I have ever read.
vxms

Same guy is holding “Thank you Al Jazeera” sign– see Al Jazeera Live Blog entry 1:26 pm Sunday.

And yes, painfully idiotic article.