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Spy agency uncovers sense of humor in debut tweet 
For a spy agency that likes to blend into the background, the CIA's debut on Twitter has revealed a 
covert sense of humor. 
In a medium heralded for its snark, the Twittersphere gave high praise Friday for the intelligence 
agency's initial tweet, below the deal with (at)CIA. 
"We can neither confirm nor deny that this is our very first tweet," posted (at)CIA. Inside an hour it 
had gained much more than 67,000 followers. 
At first, that raised a query: Was this actually the Central Intelligence Agency? Given that any 
quantity of fake CIA twitter accounts have sprung up more than the years, some manteles a medida 
caution was in order. 
The agency rapidly confirmed in a news 
release that it had, in fact, established a 
presence on both Twitter and Facebook. The 
eliminar celulitis piernas CIA got its (at)CIA 
manage right after filing a complaint 
tratamientos para eliminar la celulitis with 
Twitter to wrest control from a person who 
was using it to impersonate the agency, stated 
CIA spokesman Todd Ebitz.
The agency's tagline: "We are the nation's first line of defense. We achieve what other people can 
not achieve and go exactly where other individuals can not go." 
On both accounts, the CIA promised "photographs, 
reflections on intelligence history, and enjoyable 
details from the CIA Globe Factbook." 
It also said it would release "updates on CIA career 
postings and get the most recent glimpse into CIA's 
Museum," which is at the agency's headquarters in 
Langley, Va., and not frequently open to the public. 
By Friday afternoon, (at)CIA was following only 25 
Twitter accounts, prompting jokes about how the spy 
agency truly follows far a lot more individuals about the planet. 
"The CIA has followed folks for years," tweeted Husain Haqqani, the former Pakistani ambassador to 
the U.S. "Now tweeple (sic) have a likelihood to stick to (at)CIA."
Some weren't positive it was a great 
day for social media. 
"People say Facebook got lame as soon 
as your grandmother joined. never 
know what to feel about (at)CIA joining 
eliminar celulitis piernas Twitter," 
tweeted electronic privacy activist 
Parker Higgins ((at)xor). 
A torrent como eliminar celulitis de las 
piernas of political commentary 
followed, such as a mock CIA tweet 
from journalist Hayes Brown 
(?(at)HayesBrown): "Keep in mind that 
time Teddy Roosevelt's grandson 
helped us launch a coup in Iran?"

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Spy agency uncovers sense of humor in debut tweet

  • 1. Spy agency uncovers sense of humor in debut tweet For a spy agency that likes to blend into the background, the CIA's debut on Twitter has revealed a covert sense of humor. In a medium heralded for its snark, the Twittersphere gave high praise Friday for the intelligence agency's initial tweet, below the deal with (at)CIA. "We can neither confirm nor deny that this is our very first tweet," posted (at)CIA. Inside an hour it had gained much more than 67,000 followers. At first, that raised a query: Was this actually the Central Intelligence Agency? Given that any quantity of fake CIA twitter accounts have sprung up more than the years, some manteles a medida caution was in order. The agency rapidly confirmed in a news release that it had, in fact, established a presence on both Twitter and Facebook. The eliminar celulitis piernas CIA got its (at)CIA manage right after filing a complaint tratamientos para eliminar la celulitis with Twitter to wrest control from a person who was using it to impersonate the agency, stated CIA spokesman Todd Ebitz.
  • 2. The agency's tagline: "We are the nation's first line of defense. We achieve what other people can not achieve and go exactly where other individuals can not go." On both accounts, the CIA promised "photographs, reflections on intelligence history, and enjoyable details from the CIA Globe Factbook." It also said it would release "updates on CIA career postings and get the most recent glimpse into CIA's Museum," which is at the agency's headquarters in Langley, Va., and not frequently open to the public. By Friday afternoon, (at)CIA was following only 25 Twitter accounts, prompting jokes about how the spy agency truly follows far a lot more individuals about the planet. "The CIA has followed folks for years," tweeted Husain Haqqani, the former Pakistani ambassador to the U.S. "Now tweeple (sic) have a likelihood to stick to (at)CIA."
  • 3. Some weren't positive it was a great day for social media. "People say Facebook got lame as soon as your grandmother joined. never know what to feel about (at)CIA joining eliminar celulitis piernas Twitter," tweeted electronic privacy activist Parker Higgins ((at)xor). A torrent como eliminar celulitis de las piernas of political commentary followed, such as a mock CIA tweet from journalist Hayes Brown (?(at)HayesBrown): "Keep in mind that time Teddy Roosevelt's grandson helped us launch a coup in Iran?"