"The Power of the Digital Us: Obama and Beyond"

With the rise of the blogger in the late 90's, it seemed that the political effect of the iIernet would be to empower the individual, yet in the Web 2.0 and post-blog era, it is actually the group which the Internet has empowered. From Facebook activists in Morocco to mobile activists in Kenya and Barack Obama's presidential campaign, the ability of the Internet to bring together people and resources is beginning to change the balance of power around the world.