Pentagon Using Social Networking Sites To Recruit <http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/19340541/detail.html>http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/19340541/detail.html
FORT MONROE, Virginia -- The Pentagon is looking to online social networks like Twitter and Facebook to seek recruits and spread the military's message. Lt. Gen. Benjamin Freakley, who heads the Army command that oversees recruiting, says 18-to-24 year olds "live in the virtual world." The Air Force has also established a Facebook page, Twitter feeds and a blog, while the Marine Corps is using various networking sites mainly for recruiting purposes The Navy is "experimenting" with several forms of online media, and some of its commands are using Twitter. Even the Coast Guard commandant regularly updates his Facebook status while traveling. The Army has also added to its Web site video games, a virtual recruiter and clips that answer commonly asked questions about life in uniform. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Mark Crispin Miller's "News From Underground" newsgroup. To unsubscribe, send a blank email to [email protected] OR go to http://groups.google.com/group/newsfromunderground and click on the "Unsubscribe or change membership" link in the yellow bar at the top of the page, then click the "Unsubscribe" button on the next page. For more News From Underground, visit http://markcrispinmiller.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
