I love this first image showing a lone, stone-throwing protester going up against an armored vehicle.
An anti-government protester throws objects at a riot police vehicle in the port city of Suez, about 134 km (83 miles) east of Cairo, January 27, 2011. Police fired rubber bullets, water cannon and tear gas at hundreds of demonstrators in Suez on a third day of protests calling for an end to President Hosni Mubarak's 30-year-old rule. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El-Ghany.
I've gone through and grabbed a couple of screens I saw throughout the night as the overthrow continues.
New sources use a Tweetdeck screen and Trendsmap to show citizen journalists reporting live.
The Egyptian government cuts internet and mobile phone access yet Al-Jazeera is determined to keep Tweeting; broadcasting through landline conveyed messages until their satellite is restored.
Someone offers medical assistance via Skype and users share screens so that locals can see international, non State-controlled media via the web.
Egyptians organise around Facebook groups and the world supports their profiles with messages of solidarity.
User mock the Eqyptian regime and work to restore communications and send out information.
Welcome to the brave new world of social media.
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