The Revolution will not be Televised – NOT

I wonder what Gil Scot-Heron, who popularized the phrase “the revolution will not be televised,” thinks about present-day Egypt? After all not only was the revolution in Egypt televised, it was codified, sanctified and fortified by the use of smart devices. At least that’s what the media told us. Smart devices opened the window to urgent cell phone calls, critical text messages and streaming video that catapulted a nation into spontaneous yet deliberate action. Then at the drop of a pin, the government shut it down. Could the revolution in Egypt have happened without smart devices?