Posted on 30 November 2009 by Anastacia Thorsson | Comments
Do you know Social Media Fu Master Ben Strong (the focus of this comic)? He is the man with a plan working with AMVER, running their public affairs including a social media program so robust some of us can only dream of keeping up with him!
Here is just the tip of the Ben Strong driven [...]
Posted on 11 September 2009 by Ryan Erickson | Comments
Found on Facebook from someone I follow this has got to be some of the best advice I’ve seen thus far:
True, I was not born to sit in an office…but IN AN OFFICE I SIT. Potential recruits, choose your path wisely, lest you find yourself trapped by the very thing you flee. Not that there [...]
Posted on 17 July 2009 by Ryan Erickson | Comments
Even the Coast Guard Exchange is getting into the Facebook action. I received an email earlier this week (sorry, I’ve been a little busy) to let us know that not only is the CG Exchange going to be keeping us all up to date via the worlds most popular social network, they are also working [...]
Posted on 22 June 2009 by Ryan Erickson | Comments
Who ever said that the world of social networking, specifically the site of these networks, have no place on military computers were just issued an “in your face” notice. Yesterday a press release found on our good friend John’s site, Coast Guard News, tells the tale of how some crafty SAR controllers in the New [...]
A couple of days ago, I posted part 1 of my interview with Adm. Allen, Commandant of the Coast Guard, regarding social media. Below is part 2.
Q8: There are a number of units that have created Twitter accounts to release official news and connect with the public. Is this something we will be [...]
I did an interview in April with Adm. Thad Allen, the 23rd Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, regarding social media & the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard has been spearheading a move into the world of Web 2.0 and interaction with the public through online outlets, and Adm. Allen has been a prominent [...]
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