Just yesterday, I was browsing an older Malcolm Gladwell article on the fragility of things. This morning, I saw this new article in the New Yorker on why social network sites won't trigger the next revolution.
He makes an interesting point. High-risk activism which is required to establish the nucleus of a revolution orginates from strong-ties - friends we can depend on, as opposed to the weak-ties that social media specialize in.
Interesting read.
