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Military innovates to stay ahead
The United States military is far more innovative than it is given credit for. Here are a few examples: Multinational Strategic Airlift Unit Activates in Hungary Very few countries can afford to purchase the largest aircraft used for troop transportation and equipment transfers. The C-17 Globemaster is the heavy lifter in the United States Air Force but only a handful of countries are flying them other than the U.S. On July 27, 2009, that began to change. The Strategic Airlift Capability program was activated at Pápa Air Base, Hungary. Twelve nations have joined together to create a joint heavy lifting capacity that will be based there. Army Training Embraces Web 2.0 Imagine an international company with over 500,000 employees and hundreds of manuals full of policies and procedures. Imagine that it requires all of the men … Read entire article »
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Micro Aps in the Enterprise
Here’s a good article about using Twitter and other “micro” aps in the workplace. I am quoted off a Twitter exchange but you’ll have to look at each link to find me. Microwhatting in the enterprise? by Laura Fitton, founder and CEO of Pistachio Consulting … Read entire article »
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Coming Soon: Future Posts
- Declaration of War 1812 (in 130 days)
- USS President vs HMS Belvidera (in 135 days)
- General Hull Invades Canada (in 154 days)
- First Battle of Sacketts Harbor (in 161 days)
On Y!CN
- Radioactive Gravel from Japanese Nuke Disaster Used in Buildings
- Fuel Supplies Reach Nome
- Fuel Convoy Reaches Nome
- Russians Sail to Rescue of Ice Bound Alaska Community
- Pope Embraces Anglicans in U.S. with New Ordinariate
- Nebraska Nuke Plant Placed on Special Inspection Status
- Radioactive Water Leaks at Japanese Nuke Site
- Japan Damaged Nuke Plants Still Not Under Control
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Gustav Gives New Media a Workout
September 3rd, 2008 | 4 Comments
Hurricane Gustav was far less a threat than many expected, this past week. It presented the new media, Web 2.0 and even Web 3.0, with the opportunity to strut their stuff. Community building, networking, two-way communication, citizen journalism and more were on display. Rick Sanchez led the way over at CNN. On Twitter, Rick is @ricksanchezcnn. Using Twitter, Facebook, e-mail and other New Media tools, Rick covered the hurricane with up to the second reports from people in New Orleans and elsewhere in the affected region. He was also able to respond to questions and concerns on the spot. I was one of many who had their “tweet” read on the air during that time. Twitter is an unusual product that has exploded into the Internet in 2008, though it has been … Read entire article »
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