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Messy Digital Diplomacy

Andrew Rosen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Google, Pakistan Flooding, 21st Century Statecraft, National Security, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Ethan Zuckerman, Alec Ross, Jared Cohen, Technology News
Andrew Rosen

To date, the Web has not proven to be a hospitable ground for the State Department's efforts to bring the entrepreneurial culture of Silicon Valley and Web 2.0 to the outdated world of U.S. diplomacy.

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What's important, what's happening, and what's public diplomacy

John Brown | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Social Media, Edward Murrow, Christopher Ross, Academics, Goethe, Jared Cohen, Public Diplomacy, Twitter, Morozov, Propaganda, Walt Whitman, Nonsense, World News
John Brown

Yes we all love the new social media. Type, for example, "public diplomacy" when you're on Twitter, and you'll get the latest on what twitterers are saying about the subject. But what's happening is not necessarily what's important.

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Taking the Me From Social Media

Mayhill Fowler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dave Weigel, Social Media, Cnn, Twitter, Chatroulette, Alec Ross, Octavia Nasr, Facebook, Al Qaeda, Jared Cohen, Media News
Mayhill Fowler

In the last month, a prominent journalist and two State Department spokesmen have fallen afoul of the tweet. Similarly, Dave Weigel lost his job over a few emails. The fates of these four are a reminder of the perils of social media.

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Diplomats Tap Into Social Media

AP | BY ILEANA MORALES | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Social Media, Twitter, Diplomats, Facebook, Social Media Networks, Jared Cohen, Impact, Technology News

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Is "Social Media" Really Changing the World?

Jared Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Media, Social Media, Iran, Twitter, Media, Facebook, Technology, Jared Cohen, Politics Game Changers 2010, World News
Jared Cohen

The term "social media" has become obsolete in a world where technology has become a critical tool for connecting people to other individuals, entities and actual resources be they financial, medical, or judicial.

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The Arab-Israeli Conflict: Why So Global?

Jared Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Al-Jazeera, Beirut, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Al-Qaeda, Gaza, Protests Gaza, Pakistan, Hamas, Global Protests Israel, Israel Protests Arab World, Dorm Room Diplomacy, Karachi, Arab World, Gaza Protests, Israel Protests, Israel, Syria, Arab Israeli Conflict, Jared Cohen, World News
Jared Cohen

What is it about the Arab-Israeli conflict that makes it evoke emotion on such a global scale across such a diverse set of populations? Why does this issue dominate other more local grievances?

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