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10 www.digitaldaya.com TheTake-Away The W3 (World Wide Web) has significantly increased the velocity at which information spreads. More specifically, the deployment of social media outlets like Twitter, Plurk, Facebook and other social media have become outlets of both information dissemination and engagement with others on a global scale. The role of government continues to evolve according to tracking data from 1800 to 2008. The countries of the world have become more democratic, which translates into increased transparency and openness between the governors and the governed. More and more world leaders are using social media to engage their populations. For the most part,leaders useTwitter to provide information and to explain,defend and debate government policies. Leaders of democracies, which now make up 63% of the 163 countries recognized by the United Nations, are slowly recognizing the political value of social media as a tool of engagement with their populations. Leaders of countries with a high level of stability, whether democracies, hereditary monarchies or countries in transition, useTwitter to reach out to their populations. Encouragingly,the governments and/or government leaders who Tweet today do use the messaging platform to disseminate unbiased news and to define government policies. The trend toward increased use of social media will continue.We’ve gone from 0% use to 15% use by world leaders in a matter of several years. U.S. President Obama made use of the W3 and social media to raise millions of dollars for his election campaign, demonstrating that social media delivers tangible results. More and more world leaders are using social media to engage their populations.For the most part,leaders useTwitter to provide information and to explain,defend and debate government policies. I condemn the church bombings.An investigation has been launched and those responsible will be brought to justice.2:40AM Jan 8th NajibRazak http://www.twitter.com/ NajibRazak The trend toward increased use of social media will continue.We’ve gone from 0% use to 15% use by world leaders in a matter of several years.