Since I own an iPod touch, this article interested me. I think it also advances the thought of social media/now media to a new level. If we issued soldiers across the spectrum iPods, does that mean we can instantly deliver to them news, alerts, security updates, orders, new policy and more? I think so. The iPod might not be the right delivery tool right now, but it’s probably the best thing we have now.
Not a wholly unoriginal idea. Our PA shop had the notion of issuing every Airmen a beeper back in 1995. And it was bounced around again at Air Force News Agency — some sort of cel phone/beeper for every Airman to receive instant updates. So, the genesis, as usual, is slow.
Here’s the link to the Newsweek piece:
http://www.newsweek.com/id/194623
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