The State Department is using Facebook to connect to the world, and it appears the world is responding.
The department is using live multimedia Web chats to link audiences around the world with U.S. experts — both inside and outside government — in a variety of fields. State officials say the goal is to gain mutual understanding on a range of important topics.
The department hosts weekly chats on a range of topics on the CO.NX Facebook page. Topics so far have included issues such as international piracy, relations with Indonesia, the economic downturn and its impact on journalism worldwide, and, most recently, a chat with Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, hosted by the U.S. embassy in Sofia, Bulgaria
Source: Federal Computer Week
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