Of history, warfare, leadership, and alcohol
While perusing Twitter, I saw this piece pop up: "Is #MilTwitter Worth It?" Since I often ask myself that same question, I clicked on the link and read the author's thoughts. He points out - rightly, in some cases - that Twitter can be a bit of dumpster fire. And MilTwitter an especially smelly dumpster …
Continue reading "Yes, #MilTwitter is Still Worthwhile"
It's become cliche to say that social media is changing the world that we live in. But what the hell, I live for cliches, so let's go for it. I guess it would be more accurate to say that social media has already changed that world, and we just haven't seen all the effects yet. …
Continue reading "Pandora’s Inbox: The Army and Social Media"
In the future, will wars be fought with non-conventional means? Will engines designed for bringing people together and opening lines of communication be used for destruction instead? Some might say that they already are - all we need to do now is to militarize them. Like this. “Sir, we’ve got enemy movement, possibly up to …
Continue reading "Hashtag 6: the Social Media Wars"
So Memorial Day weekend is just about upon us, which means one thing: the proliferation of Memorial Day memes in my Facebook feed that waver back and forth between letting me know the differences between this holiday and Veterans Day, and letting me know that no fun is to be had this weekend. And like …
Continue reading "Mil-splaining Memorial Day: Stop it"
The world of social media is ever-changing and constantly unnerving. While I am an inveterate Twitter user/addict, I understand that much of my audience may prefer Facebook, which is why you can now get your daily fix of the Angry Staff Officer on Facebook: Here. In addition to my shoddy writing, I also showcase the …
Continue reading "Get Your Cynical Fix On at Facebook"
This is a response to the CCLKOW post by Gary M. Klein on Social Media and the Military Leader. Read the post and join the discussion on Twitter #CCLKOW. Last week I was privileged to take part in a Military-Twitter Exchange Summit hosted at Twitter headquarters in San Francisco, which brought leaders from across the …
Continue reading "The Birds of War: Twitter as a Professional Development Tool"
