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                    CIA Goes Viral, Joins Twitter, Facebook

   by Matthew Hilburn

   The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has embraced social media and the
   public is loving it back.
   The spy agency made [1]the announcement today that it would launch
   accounts on both Facebook and Twitter.
   It's first tweet, "We can neither confirm nor deny that this is our
   first tweet," had been retweeted over 75,000 times in just a few hours
   .
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   Espionage fans can follow the CIA on Twitter [2]@CIA and on [3]Facebook
   "for the latest CIA updates, #tbt (Throwback Thursday) photos,
   reflections on intelligence history, and fun facts from the CIA World
   Factbook," the agency wrote in a statement.
   The CIA also said the social media accounts would offer information
   about job postings, and offer glimpses at the CIA's museum, "the best
   museum most people never get to see," according to the agency.
   "By expanding to these platforms, CIA will be able to more directly
   engage with the public and provide information on CIA's mission,
   history, and other developments," CIA Director John Brennan said in a
   public release.
   "We have important insights to share, and we want to make sure that
   unclassified information about the Agency is more accessible to the
   American public that we serve, consistent with our national security
   mission," he said.
   In a little over an hour the @CIA had over 49,000 followers and 193
   "likes" on Facebook - and the numbers of followers are skyrocketing.
   The agency, which already has a presence on [4]Flickr and [5]YouTube,
   said other social offerings were in the works, including live streaming
   via Ustream.
   Some were already delighting in the spy agency's new social presence.
   American news agency ABC tweeted a joke, poking fun at the CIA's
   penchant for secrecy.
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References

   1. https://www.cia.gov/news-information/featured-story-archive/2014-featured-story-archive/cia-goes-social.html
   2. https://twitter.com/CIA
   3. https://www.facebook.com/Central.Intelligence.Agency
   4. https://www.flickr.com/photos/ciagov/
   5. https://www.youtube.com/user/ciagov
   6. http://www.voanews.com/content/cia-goes-social-joins-facebook-twitter/1931406.html