US Defense establishment jumps on the social media bandwagon
I vividly remember a time when friends were telling me all about the blogging revolution that surely was coming any day now, but most people had no idea what a blog was. Now even the Pentagon and the US intelligence community have started using blog-like-tools and wikis to communicate both with the world at large and within its ranks...
On Saturday Blog Herald wrote: "The US Department of Defense has launched a blog-like site that is being used to rebutt articles and editorials that contain factual inaccuracies about defense activities. It looks and feels like a blog in terms of format and update - but clearly isn’t a blog since it does not allow comments or trackbacks… but it is an interesting application of the internet - and one that is likely long overdue for the defense establishment. The mainstream media often gets the facts wrong when it comes to military personnel and operations." (via Bloggers Blog)
Yesterday (or this morning rather, due to my time zone), Wired News brought me this (do check out the full article): "The U.S. intelligence community on Tuesday unveiled its own secretive version of Wikipedia, saying the popular online encyclopedia format known for its openness is key to the future of American espionage... They also said it could lead to more accurate intelligence reports because the system allows a wider range of officials to scrutinize material and keeps a complete, permanent record of individual contributions, including dissenting points of view."
