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news, among others. The very nature of Twitter resides in the short messages or
micro blogging, which make its integration on mobile phones seamless.
Moreover, The Arab Social Media Report surveyed 126 people in Egypt and
105 in Tunisia that were asked about the main usage of Facebook during the
civil movement and events in early 2011. As represented in the figure below:
“In both countries, Facebook users were of the opinion that Facebook had been
used primarily to raise awareness within their countries about the ongoing civil
movements (31% in both Tunisia and Egypt), spread information to the world
about the movements (33% and 24% in Tunisia and Egypt respectively), and
organize activists and actions (22% and 30% in Tunisia and Egypt respectively).
Less than 15% in either country believed Facebook was primarily being used
for entertainment or social reasons” 68 .
The main usage of Facebook during the civil movement and events in early 2011
The Language Facebook Is Used In
Facebook offers its interface in tens of languages most of them localised by
users themselves. Users in Arab countries surveyed for the Arab Social Media
Report “vary in their preference of language interface” 69 . Three main languages
used on Facebook with no surprise are Arabic, French and English. The survey
showed net preference for English in the Gulf countries, except for Saudi
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