<s>
Social	B-General_Concept
media	I-General_Concept
intelligence	I-General_Concept
(	O
SMI	O
or	O
SOCMINT	B-General_Concept
)	O
refers	O
to	O
the	O
collective	O
tools	O
and	O
solutions	O
that	O
allow	O
organizations	O
to	O
analyze	O
conversations	O
,	O
respond	O
to	O
social	O
signals	O
and	O
synthesize	O
social	O
data	B-Application
points	I-Application
into	O
meaningful	O
trends	O
and	O
analysis	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
needs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Social	B-General_Concept
media	I-General_Concept
intelligence	I-General_Concept
allows	O
one	O
to	O
utilize	O
intelligence	O
gathering	O
from	O
social	O
media	O
sites	O
,	O
using	O
both	O
intrusive	O
or	O
non-intrusive	O
means	O
,	O
from	O
open	O
and	O
closed	O
social	O
networks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
type	O
of	O
intelligence	O
gathering	O
is	O
one	O
element	O
of	O
OSINT	B-Algorithm
(	O
Open	O
-	O
Source	O
Intelligence	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Research	O
shows	O
that	O
various	O
social	O
media	O
platforms	O
on	O
Internet	O
such	O
as	O
Twitter	B-Application
,	O
Tumblr	B-Application
(	O
micro-blogging	O
websites	O
)	O
,	O
Facebook	B-Application
(	O
a	O
popular	O
social	O
networking	O
website	O
)	O
,	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
(	O
largest	O
video	O
sharing	O
and	O
hosting	O
website	O
)	O
,	O
Blogs	O
and	O
discussion	O
forums	O
are	O
being	O
misused	O
by	O
extremist	O
groups	O
for	O
spreading	O
their	O
beliefs	O
and	O
ideologies	O
,	O
promoting	O
radicalization	O
,	O
recruiting	O
members	O
and	O
creating	O
online	O
virtual	O
communities	O
sharing	O
a	O
common	O
agenda	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Popular	O
microblogging	O
websites	O
such	O
as	O
Twitter	B-Application
are	O
being	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
real-time	O
platform	O
for	O
information	O
sharing	O
and	O
communication	O
during	O
planning	O
and	O
mobilization	O
of	O
civil	O
unrest	O
related	O
events	O
.	O
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