here's an infographic on twitter influence network during the #Jan25 / Egypt uprising events http://www.kovasboguta.com/1/post/2011/02/first-post.html an excerpt: > Wael Ghonim <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wael_Ghonim>, a pivotal figure > in this self-organzing system who instigated the initial protests on January > 25th, is prominently located near the bottom of the network, straddling two > factions as well as two languages. The size of his node reflects his > influence on the entire network. > The lump on the left is dominated by journalists, NGO and foreign policy > types; it seems nearly gafted on, and goes through an intermediary buffer > layer before making contact with the true Egyptian activists on the ground. > However, this process of translation and aggregation is key; it is how those > in Egypt are finally getting a voice in Western society, and an insurance > policy against regime violence. Many of the prominent nodes in this network > were at some point arrested, but their deep connectivity help ensure they > were not "dissapeared". > best, susanna Susanna Haas Lyons Public Participation Specialist | America*Speaks*<http://www.americaspeaks.org/>Senior Network Associate MA Candidate 2011, Institute for Resources, Environment & Sustainability<http://www.ires.ubc.ca/>, UBC Board Member, Canadian Community for Dialogue & Deliberation<http://www.c2d2.ca/> susanna.haas.lyons@gmail.com twitter.com/zannalyons 604-345-0840