US hails social media sites

The US has hailed social media sites like Facebook for responding positively to human challenges and helping government reach out to its citizens.

Describing this new media as a necessary tool of diplomacy, Senior Advisor for Innovation in the Office of Secretary of State, Alec Ross, told journalists in Washington that through such media sites, the US government could understand what people think and feel about certain issues.

Ross cited the positive role played by social media in responding to tragedies such as the Haiti disaster and the ongoing Mexico drug war in Mexico.

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