At the time of the coup the principal candidates were readying their Twitter and Google+ accounts along with their Facebook pages, while citizens were updating their blogs and honing their tweets. 
Wakati wa mapinduzi hayo wagombea wakuu walikuwa wakisoma akaunti zao za Twita na Google+ pamoja na kurasa zao za Facebook, raia kwa upande mwingine walikuwa wakihuisha blogu zao pamoja kutuma ujumbe wa twita.