tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3376985763427370102.post4232232159008796899..comments2023-11-02T05:35:49.689-05:00Comments on Soldiers in the Blogosphere: Are unit blogs a good idea?Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14125880256505649892noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3376985763427370102.post-19589120232493042442009-01-09T11:26:00.000-06:002009-01-09T11:26:00.000-06:00No problem! Thanks for pointing me to it and seve...No problem! Thanks for pointing me to it and several other useful sources. I'd appreciate to hear other thoughts you may have about ideas floated on this blog.Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14125880256505649892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3376985763427370102.post-65103861167141382972009-01-09T10:27:00.000-06:002009-01-09T10:27:00.000-06:00Thanks for the shout out and link to my paper!Thanks for the shout out and link to my paper!Sean Lawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11655399276193586227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3376985763427370102.post-33547379196131095032008-12-25T19:57:00.000-06:002008-12-25T19:57:00.000-06:00Thanks for your thoughts, Adam. What if you didn'...Thanks for your thoughts, Adam. What if you didn't post to the unit blog? You still posted to your own blog, but the unit blogroll included yours and other Soldier's blogs in your organization? Would you still be concerned about telling the "full story"?<BR/><BR/>I agree that the entries on the unit blog itself would likely have a more positive than average slant but I disagree that they wouldn't "reflect reality". Positive stories are, I believe, if balance is achieved by reading the individual Soldier blogs. Perhaps the readers would get the "full" story if they read the unit post and a couple Soldiers posts about the same event. In fact, perhaps over time, the unit blog posts would be forced to be more unbiased than natural given the other Soldier blogs providing other angles.<BR/><BR/>I really think if this idea were to work, it would have to be at the Brigade level or higher. Not sure how useful it would be at the Battalion and below.<BR/><BR/>One benefit to the unit blog is that it is kind of a "clearing house" of sorts - a site that a person can check out to see all milblogs related to a specific unit, therefore, a specific mission and/or area of operations. Of course, that opens up the OPSEC can o' worms. More on that later.<BR/><BR/>Thanks again for your comments.Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14125880256505649892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3376985763427370102.post-38957245315882914562008-12-25T18:21:00.000-06:002008-12-25T18:21:00.000-06:00My concern with posting in a unit blog is the cred...My concern with posting in a unit blog is the credibility issue. I know my commander and first sergeant's name is on that blog. I'm going to hold back on certain things because their name is attached to the blog. I'm also concerned about who would have editorial control over my post in a unit blog. I think you'll find unit blogs are much like a post newspaper, full of positive stories that don't reflect reality. I'd like to give you examples, but I'll have to work with these people in the next year and our unit will need their support.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com