In About-Face, Marines Embrace Web 2.0 - Nathan Hodge, Danger Room.
Last summer, the U.S. Marine Corps took a draconian approach to Web 2.0, issuing a sweeping ban on Twitter, Facebook, MySpace and other social media sites from its networks.
In an order issued yesterday, the service changed course, issuing guidelines to encourage "responsible and effective use" of social networking technology. "The Marine Corps embraces and strives to leverage the advances of internet-based capabilities," the directive states. "... effective immediately, internet-based capabilities will be made available to all MCEN [Marine Corps Enterprise Network] users."
In addition to opening up YouTube and Google tools, it encourages Marine organizations to create a better online presence...
Much more at Danger Room.