The revolutions in the Middle East have changed history as we know it, and the media is reacting as such. I, for one, will be the first to admit that I’ve gotten a little caught up in the action, as just a few quick glances at this very website can attest to. While the media, specifically Western news sources have touted the revolutions as “Social Networking Revolutions,” they were nothing of the sort. These revolutions were engineered and carried out by the brave people of Tunisia and Egypt and Libya and Bahrain and Algeria and Yemen and all other protests currently happening in the Middle East. With or without the likes of Facebook and Twitter, these revolutions were going to happen. Facebook simply made it easier. And it is this fact that is so amazing. I fail to see why Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg aren’t capitalizing on the fact that his service helped set in motion one of the most influential chain of events in the 21st century (if not the most influential). John McCain, after coming back from a trip touring parts of North Africa and the Middle East, said, “He [Mark Zuckerberg] was the most popular man in Tunisia.” Everybody in Tunisia wanted Zuckerberg to visit so they could thank him. In Egypt, many people are now naming their children “Facebook” after the site for the role it played in the revolutions. While the influence of Facebook may have been overstated, I still fail to see why it has remained silent in the wake of all this praise. Not once has Facebook issued a statement supporting the protestors. In contrast, not only did Twitter write a strong issued statement in support of the protestors across the region, they teamed up with Google to allow people in internet-less areas in the Middle East, such as Egypt at the time, to tweet via calling a number and having their voice transposed into text. Facebook really has to get on the ball on this one, for it could be a huge marketing win for them. Up until now, it has been a wasted opportunity on their part. It’s now or never for Facebook, and hopefully they’ll make the right decision.