Look for Material from these Services
+ Delicious
+ Facebook
+ Flickr
+ iReport
+ MySpace
+ nowpublic
+ Twitter
+ Vimeo
+ YouTube
+ and a good helping of blogs.
This is also a compilation where you need to read the disclaimer. The guide sits on a Department of Defense server but DoD doesn't endorse the content on any of these social media sites/services or exercise any editorial control over the information.
So, awareness of the situation (read the disclaimer) and some good critical info skills are required for effective use of these resources which have the potential for being both interesting and useful.
Here's the Disclaimer:
The appearance of external hyperlinks does not constitute endorsement by the United States Department of Defense of the linked web sites, or the information, products or services contained therein. For other than authorized activities as military exchanges and Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) sites, the United States Department of Defense does not exersise any editorial control over the information you may find at these locations. All links are provided consistent with the mission of Defense.gov. Please let us know about existing external links which you believe are inappropriate.
Source: U.S. Department of Defense Hat Tip: Free Government Information (Good Post to Check For More Info and Some Interesting Links)
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