Digital Diplomacy

Here is the article in the New York Times I talked about in class about Digital Diplomacy. Many interesting issues in this article regarding "Twitter diplomacy." Some are fierce critiques of the use of social media by the State Department but others feel that with the administration's open government push, this type of diplomacy is critical. What do you think? Is this only a natural extension of social media? What obligation or role do companies such as Facebook and Twitter play in ensuring this type of outreach?