THE INTERNET

That is it gathers “messages” however it doesn’t analyze them and determine what they imply. The presidential campaign of Howard Dean in 2004 in the United States was notable for its success in soliciting donation via the Internet. Many political groups use the Internet to attain a new methodology of organizing for carrying out their mission, having given rise to Internet activism, most notably practiced by rebels within the Arab Spring. The New York Times suggested that social media web sites, similar to Facebook and Twitter, helped people organize the political revolutions in Egypt, by helping activists arrange protests, talk grievances, and disseminate information.