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techliberation.com - 10/28/2008
Twitter Terror
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I was amused to read that a draft Army intelligence report identified micro-blogging service Twitter as a potential tool for terrorists. On the other hand, it’s regrettable that this terrorism mania persists to foster this kind of report and media attention. There’s no distinct ...
blog.wired.com - 10/24/2008
Twitter as a Terrorist's Killer App
— blog.wired.com — Could Twitter become terrorists' newest killer app? A draft Army intelligence report, making its way through spy... circles, thinks the miniature messaging software could be used as an effective tool for coordinating militant attacks.  ... (more) Twitter as a Terrorist's Killer App

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Twitter Goes Mainstream
online.wsj.com - 10/27/2008
Twitter Goes Mainstream
— online.wsj.com — [Twitter Goes Mainstream] Getty Images Co-founders Jack Dorsey (left) and Biz Stone... (more) Twitter Goes Mainstream

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dev.twitter.com - 10/25/2008
We Got Data
— dev.twitter.com — There are lots of ways to get data into and out of Twitter. So many, in fact,... that it's become a bit confusing as to what a developer's options are. We'd like to clear that up. REST API If you want to interact with Twitter on behalf of an individual ... (more) We Got Data

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Mashable!:  Twitter: Tool for Terror?

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Twitter: Tool for Terror?
Mashable! — ... available on the Internet that can allow free sending of SMS messages. As you might well imagine, Twitter isn’t a great tool for planning cover operations. Everything is out in the open, and depending on your circle of friends, you’re likely subject to enough ridicule and pejorative as to offset any sort of positive spin on extremist propaganda you might be trying to spread to the masses. Jim Harper over at Technology Liberation Front put it best today:  Securing against terrorism is hard because ...

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