Role of social media in EuroMaidan movement essential

Unlike the Orange Revolution in 2004, the protests over the past week and a half in Kyiv, which have taken on the name EuroMaidan, have been driven by access to social media.

From the
very beginning of the rally on Nov. 21, active Ukrainians communicated via such
social networks as Facebook and Twitter and organized themselves without the support
of politicians. “I am going to Maidan” was a popular post on that day, starting right after the government announced it halts preparations for signing a trade deal with the European Union.