US to use Web 2.0 to win "war of ideas": US image-maker

December 2, 2008 The logo of social networking website 'Facebook' is displayed on a computer screen

The logo of social networking website 'Facebook' is displayed on a computer screen in London, in 2007. The United States is embracing social networks and other Web 2.0 tools to win the "war of ideas" with Islamic militants and other extremist groups, a top US policy-maker said Monday.

The United States is embracing social networks and other Web 2.0 tools to win the "war of ideas" with Islamic militants and other extremist groups, a top US policy-maker said Monday.

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