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Soldiers in the Blogosphere

This blog is intended to generate discussion about the pros and cons of the Army encouraging Soldiers to blog. The author is an active duty Army Major who is interested in posting his ideas about it and and hearing your ideas and comments.

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01 January 2009

Happy New Year

Well, one more year behind us. Welcome to 2009! What new excitement awaits in these coming 365 days?

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The "Project"

This blog started as part of a research project about the role of blogging can play in the Army's communication strategy. It has evolved into a bit more than that. If you're looking for ideas about where I think the Army could/should go from here, you'll find my recommendations at the links below. Let's continue the discussion about blogs and other new media and how these capabilities can help our Army better communicate with the people we serve.

BLUF - My three basic recommendations
Recommendation #1 - Encourage Blogging
* Fill The Gap
* Increase the Army's Credibility
* Defensive Blogging
* The Value of Unit Blogs
* Engage YouTube
Recommendation #2 - Update Policy
Recommendation #3 - Train Soldiers
* Online OPSEC
* Communication Skills
Conclusions of Recommendations

Looking for your input ...

As the purpose of this site mentions, I'm looking for your input, ideas, and opinions. When you comment or e-mail, please do so in a professional manner ... keep it civil, thanks!

Even though the project that inspired the creation of this blog is done, I'll continue to engage with you and your ideas - feel free to leave comments on any post. I'm certainly not under the opinion that I've got this all right so far - throw your opinions at me!

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Monthly Blog Archive

▼ 2009 (48)
- ▼ Aug (3)
- ► May (1)
- ► Apr (2)
- ► Mar (12)
- ► Feb (16)
- ► Jan (14)

► 2008 (34)
- ► Dec (13)
- ► Nov (21)

Who is this guy?

Jake: I'm an active duty Army officer. I am not affiliated in any way with the Army's Public Affairs. All comments or blog entries I post are my own opinions and do not reflect the position of the Army or any other DoD organization (sound official enough?)

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Some links worth checking out ...

US Army Combined Arms Center Blog
Small Wars Journal Blog
The Mudville Gazette
Long War Journal - News and Info
Construction in Iraq (USACE)
Construction in Afghanistan (USACE)
Technorati - blog details, reports, etc

Recently on Milblogging.com

Check out the "ring" of milblogs

Number of unique visitors (since 24 Nov 08- thanks EasyCounter) ...

Website Hit Counters

... where they are from (thanks, ClustrMap) ...

... and who a few of them were (Thanks BlogCatalog)

Previous poll results

Here are the results from the previous polls on this blog just in case you're interested in what's been asked before.

* Is Twitter really a useful tool?
* What do you think about the idea of "interactive" FMs?
* Should Soldiers Blog Under Their Own Name?
* General Officer Blogging a Good Idea?
* Can Soldier Blogs Have Strategic Effect?
* Are Milblogs Biased?
* Why People Access Official Websites
* Value of Reading Milblogs
* Why People Blog
* Why People Started Blogging
* Would Soldiers Consider 'Talking Points' When Blogging?

Blogs are cool, but I still like a book in my hand ...

Chain of Command, by Hersh
Citizen Soldiers, by Ambrose
Cobra II, by Gordon and Trainor
D-Day, by Ambrose
Fatherhood, by Cosby
Guns, Germs, and Steel, by Diamond
Hot, Flat, and Crowded, by Friedman
Just and Unjust Wars, by Walzer
My American Journey, by Powell
Not a Good Day to Die, by Naylor
On Killing, by Grossman
Once an Eagle, by Myrer
The Message, by Peterson
The Moon is Down, by Steinbeck
The Paradox of American Power, by Nye
The World is Flat, by Friedman
Tom Clancy novels (about Jack Ryan)
Understanding Jihad, by Cook

Disclosure

Unless otherwise noted, the opinions expressed on this blog are those of the author, and do not represent the official position or an endorsement by the United States Department of Defense or any of its subordinate components.

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