Article: Defense asks the public for help forming social media policy.(United States Defense Department)

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August 11, 2009
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Byline: Bob Brewin

How do you develop a policy for using social media in the Defense Department that balances security with the strongly held desire to communicate with a deployed family member?The answer is simple, according to Jack Holt, senior strategist for new media in the Pentagon: Start a blog, the first one Defense has set up to discuss a major policy decision.Holt said the Pentagon set up its Web 2.0 Guidance Forum last month to ensure Defense Secretary Robert Gates received a range of input from the public as he develops a new policy for use of social media sites and applications, such as Twitter and YouTube.Analyzing the effects of social media is ...

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