ABSTRACT
Like many businesses at present global market, terrorism is increasingly transnational. Groups engaging in recruitment of individuals to terrorism at present are more likely to use the Internet and social media, without neglecting the option of personal contact. Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) uses many options, with much greater success than al-Qaeda, to recruit individuals willing to come to fight with ISIS, or to carry out attacks at home. While social media was used by groups engaged in terrorism prior to ISIS, the "Islamic State" has substantially broadened the use of venues such as Twitter. Most internet chat rooms and forums are relatively harmless, offering only places for people to share ideas, and to simply "connect" with others. But individuals engaged in terrorist activities and people seeking a place to share their anger about their world are connecting in disturbing ways via the Internet, particularly in the form of chat rooms which are "password protected".
