Magnus Thor Thorfason, Entreprenneuship Professor at HBS points out that both, Social Media and the increased availability of Mobile Devices have played a key role in solving the coordination problem faced by potential protestors (hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6660.html) and help organizers of protests gain momentum by convincing followers that events would be large which makes it more difficult for regimes to retaliate.
A second aspect even, if more profane is the help of coordinating a large crowd and help them to express themselves on a dedicated online forum.
It currently it does not seem to be a matter if, but how far the upheavals in the Arab world will spread. Apart from comprehensible conflicts in China there is also some concern that the movement is swapping over to Albania and even Italy, which puts Europeans and the NATO on alert.
Even, if short term these developments can be alarming, in the long term, Revolution 2.0 will offer the possibility of enhanced representation and bring along more stability and a more competitive business environment. It is certainly not true of all revolutions but in the cases of North Africa it is worth the risk.