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Feds Leverage Web, Social Media to Announce bin Laden Death

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The news of Osama bin Laden’s death was broadcast to the country on national television – as could be expected – but the feds also harnessed social media and the web to make this major announcement, using a mix of livestream video, Twitter and Facebook to immediately release pertinent information directly to the world.

Here’s an overview:

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Twitter:

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Facebook:

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Video:

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Key federal government announcements:

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