It's actually not that bad. In a lot of places, when accessing the web from a .mil IP address sites are blocked (particularly consistently stateside). YouTube is one of the ones blocked. ( http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/11/trooptube-restores-streaming-video-to-our-nations-finest/) So, if you think about it, trooptube is pretty cool - every soldier has access to a public vid sharing site that is probably going to be visited by a higher density of users who care about/ can relate to what they're posting. It will likely help cut back on the youtube comments which lend themselves more to douchebaggery than to constructive support.
I have to give it a thumbs up. On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 11:11 AM, Adam Quirk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > This is a slap in the face to the soldiers. It says "we don't want you > to > use 'normal' methods of communication because we're afraid of what you'll > say". Disgusting. > > My cousins in Iraq just update their facebook status, upload video to > youtube, and send emails home like normal human beings. > > *Adam Quirk* / Wreck & Salvage <http://wreckandsalvage.com> / > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <quirk%40wreckandsalvage.com> / +1 551.208.4644 > (m) / imbullemhead (aim) > > On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 11:04 AM, Brian Richardson <[EMAIL > PROTECTED]<wtc%40whatthecast.com> > >wrote: > > > > I actually like this idea. You get the benefits of YouTube features > > for the troops without the Geraldo Rivera style "let me show you > > exactly where we are in Iraq on live TV" mistakes that the military > > wants to avoid. > > > > On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 10:58 AM, Jay dedman <[EMAIL > > PROTECTED]<jay.dedman%40gmail.com>> > wrote: > > > On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 10:21 AM, David King <[EMAIL > > > PROTECTED]<davidleeking%40gmail.com> > > > > wrote: > > >> I'm missing why they couldn't just use youtube ...? > > >> Whatever - cool that such a traditional arm of gov is starting to thaw > a > > >> bit! > > > > > > if you read the post, sounds like they want more control over what > > military > > > people post. > > > > > ================ > > Brian Richardson > > - http://siliconchef.com > > - http://dragoncontv.com > > - http://whatthecast.com > > - http://www.3chip.com > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
