Social media networks have allowed NASA and the White House the ability to interact with the American people in a way different from any other form of communication. By using the latest online technologies that social media networks provide, like “3-D visualizations, streaming video, and integration with location-based social network Gowalla,” NASA can communicate with the public about their achievements, successes, and future plans in space discovery.

As for the White House, social media is a way to reach out to the people on critical issues this economy is faced with. In other words social media is a powerful source for reaching out to the people. But it is also a source where people have the power to reach out to the world. Never before have the public been able to rise to a level of equality with the authorities. The voice of the people can be heard from every corner of this planet. Social media can be or may be the gateway for fixing the world.

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