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Uncle Sam Wants You ... to weigh in on new media policy 26 Aug 2009 | 07:07 pm
the Department of Defense has recently launched a blog (discussed in several articles) to seek input from the public as the department seeks to develop new policies concerning all things new media. Ac...
Interactive Field Manuals: A Reality!! 15 Aug 2009 | 05:18 am
Wow! The Army has made a giant leap into making use of new media. We had a discussion on this blog a while ago about the concept of interactive field manuals - electronic manuals in which Soldiers cou...
Wings Over Iraq: Blogging and Senior Military Leaders 3 Aug 2009 | 07:31 pm
Starbuck, over at Wings over Iraq, posted some interesting excerpts about the role of blogging in the military. Particularly, the role that senior leaders see for it. I won't rehash it here (he's got ...
Be a "fan" of GEN Odierno 3 May 2009 | 02:50 pm
I had read a while ago that GEN Odierno was on Facebook, so tonight while I was on the social networking site, I decided to check out his page. It's worth a look! It's blog-like in that the posts are ...
Is Twitter really "all that"? 23 Apr 2009 | 02:13 pm
I have not been sold on this Twitter idea since I first heard about it. Seems like something that I could use if I want to feel important. What use is there in people "following" me on Twitter ... kee...
Obviously slowing down on the blog ... 21 Apr 2009 | 01:55 pm
To my faithful readers, you've likely noticed that I haven't been posting much lately. That's due to a couple of reasons: * been really busy with other stuff * the academic project is completed and my...
Would you use "interactive" FMs? 24 Mar 2009 | 03:34 am
As this project about blogs kind of winds down, I keep thinking about other ways that we (the Army) could make better use of the new media technologies. One thing that I keep coming back to is the ide...
WOTN contributing to the discussion 15 Mar 2009 | 03:08 am
The writer of War on Terror News has recently contributed to this discussion about the role of milblogs. He's got some good comments that are worth the read if you haven't already. For some reason, he...
Concluding the Recommendations 9 Mar 2009 | 11:00 pm
I can hear the sighs of relief now (or are those sighs of wanting more?). Over the past couple of weeks, I've outlined what I think are the most important recommendations that the Army can implement i...
Educate Soldiers to be Effective Communicators 8 Mar 2009 | 11:00 pm
Just as important as ensuring they understand the application of OPSEC to the web, Soldiers must be educated to be effective communicators. They must be able to clearly articulate the story they have ...
