Tracking of Twitter, YouTube after Air Force One flyover shows emerging tactics in digital age

Air Force used Twitter to track NY flyover fallout

WASHINGTON —As the Pentagon warns of the security risks posed by social networking sites, newly released government documents show the military also uses these Internet tools to monitor and react to coverage of high-profile events.

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Canada uses Facebook and Youtube to spread consciousness on swine flu

TORONTO - Seventeen new cases of human swine flu took the Canadian total to 51 Friday even as the government launched a Citizen Readiness Campaign to check the spread of the virus. As part of the nation-wide campaign, the government is putting advertisements in dailies and weeklies May 2 and May 4 to raise public awareness about flu infection.

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