Monday, February 08, 2010

Man accused of "Stolen Valor" Arrested by the FBI. Military Bloggers Had Rallied to Nab Imposter

February 8th, 2010



Well Played: Man accused of "Stolen Valor" Arrested by the FBI. Military Bloggers Had Rallied to Nab Imposter
What is “Stolen Valor” you ask? Signed into law by President Bush in 2006, the Stolen Valor Act is a law that makes it a federal crime to lie about being a war hero or posing to be a war hero by wearing military medals that were never awarded. Many bloggers from around the Military Blog community came together to call out the latest imposter, Michael Patrick McManus, who was finally nabbed by the FBI after posing as a war hero...
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Real-Time Military blogging with Twitter and Google (Too cool)
Back in early December Google announced the integration of real-time search results from sites like Twitter. The way it works, is if you’re searching for a term in Google (say,#MilitaryMon), the latest real time results will be displayed on the first page of Google from Twitter feeds. It’s actually really cool because it allows people to find the latest breaking news or information straight from Google, instead of having to visit Twitter.
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The Power of Military Blogs for Companies and Organizations, Looking to Connect with their Audience: Q&A with Online Military Retailer CAT5
Everybody knows that military bloggers are one of the most passionate groups of bloggers online. Each military blog has its own unique audience --- fro m military spouse bloggers who attract husbands and wives from every branch of the military, to frontline bloggers who capture a wide audience ranging from recruits to high-ranking officers to supporters and everyone in between, including the mainstream media.
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Military Blogger Matt Gallagher Publishes Book - Kaboom: Embracing the Suck in a Savage Little War
Fellow milblogger Matt Gallagher has announced his soon-to-be published book. Described as “at turns hilarious, maddening, and terrifying,”, subjects in the book range from mission details to immortality, grim stories about Bon Jovi cassettes mistaken for IEDs, and the daily experiences of the Gravediggers.
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Social Media Talking Points by the Oregon National Guard
You ever wonder what you should and shouldn’t write about if you run a blog or other social media site like Twitter. Fret not, Tech. Sgt. Nick Choy has shared with me some talking points that are provided to Oregon Guardsmen.
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OhMyGov! Picks Military.com as the Top Government Social Network
OhMyGov! A news site dedicated to government news has selected Military.com as the top government social network, beating out GovCentral and other social networking sites.
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Do Bloggers Help Shape or Determine Military Policy? With the UK Ministry of Defence, they might (says, The Register)
The Ministry of Defence recently published the Defence Green Paper “Adaptability and Partnership: Issues for a Strategic Defence Review”. Shortly after publishing the paper, The Register wrote a story based on their review of the paper called, “MoD turns to bloggers for advice on UK defence policy.”
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What is “Stolen Valor” you ask? Signed into law by President Bush in 2006, the Stolen Valor Act is a law that makes it a federal crime to lie about being a war hero or posing to be a war hero by wearing military medals that were never awarded. Many bloggers from around the Military Blog community came together to call out the latest imposter, Michael Patrick McManus, who was finally nabbed by the FBI after posing as a war hero...
More here.

Real-Time Military blogging with Twitter and Google (Too cool)
Back in early December Google announced the integration of real-time search results from sites like Twitter. The way it works, is if you’re searching for a term in Google (say,#MilitaryMon), the latest real time results will be displayed on the first page of Google from Twitter feeds. It’s actually really cool because it allows people to find the latest breaking news or information straight from Google, instead of having to visit Twitter.
More here.

The Power of Military Blogs for Companies and Organizations, Looking to Connect with their Audience: Q&A with Online Military Retailer CAT5
Everybody knows that military bloggers are one of the most passionate groups of bloggers online. Each military blog has its own unique audience --- fro m military spouse bloggers who attract husbands and wives from every branch of the military, to frontline bloggers who capture a wide audience ranging from recruits to high-ranking officers to supporters and everyone in between, including the mainstream media.
More here.

Military Blogger Matt Gallagher Publishes Book - Kaboom: Embracing the Suck in a Savage Little War
Fellow milblogger Matt Gallagher has announced his soon-to-be published book. Described as “at turns hilarious, maddening, and terrifying,”, subjects in the book range from mission details to immortality, grim stories about Bon Jovi cassettes mistaken for IEDs, and the daily experiences of the Gravediggers.
More here.

Social Media Talking Points by the Oregon National Guard
You ever wonder what you should and shouldn’t write about if you run a blog or other social media site like Twitter. Fret not, Tech. Sgt. Nick Choy has shared with me some talking points that are provided to Oregon Guardsmen.
More here.

OhMyGov! Picks Military.com as the Top Government Social Network
OhMyGov! A news site dedicated to government news has selected Military.com as the top government social network, beating out GovCentral and other social networking sites.
More here.

Do Bloggers Help Shape or Determine Military Policy? With the UK Ministry of Defence, they might (says, The Register)
The Ministry of Defence recently published the Defence Green Paper “Adaptability and Partnership: Issues for a Strategic Defence Review”. Shortly after publishing the paper, The Register wrote a story based on their review of the paper called, “MoD turns to bloggers for advice on UK defence policy.”
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