March 2009
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Got a lot of nods and smiles during the big brief. Either everyone is hitting on me, or they liked the info.
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Watchsethherman:
Unkle, Heaven / Directed by Spike Jonze
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“The perfect is the enemy of the good.”
– Voltaire
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Drones are the way to go! →
Article discusses emerging trend of drone use in the U.S. military.
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Unintentionally awkward humor
Same quirky Navy coworker, but still...
Quirky Navy coworker: Why are you standing there?
Me: I'm waiting for the boss to get off of the phone.
Quirky Navy coworker: You could just stand in his doorway and glare.
Me: *Laugh* Yeah, be real subtle about it, right?
Quirky Navy coworker: Yeah and just be there like...*stare*
Me: *Laugh* Naw, it's all good, he'll be done in a second.
Quirky Navy coworker: You know, give him one of those stares you probably gave to people before you got that PTSD thing under control.
Me: ...Umm, yeah, heh. Could do that...
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Hobnox Audiotool →
Amazing showcase of technology. Produce/record your own music. Online. Free.
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Now I realize why they still search my car
Granted, the quoted individual is VERY quirky and shouldn't be taken seriously, I still thought it was funny.
Me: Welcome back, how was vacation?
Navy coworker: Good.
Me: Sorry you missed the warm weather. Winter is back.
Navy coworker: Yeah, how are things here?
Me: Same ol'.
Navy coworker: That bad, huh?
Me: Well, yeah, you can't change everything *laugh*
Navy coworker: Yeah, and I think the things you can't fix you should just blow up.
Me: ...Wow that's not cool. That's what the terrorists say.
Navy coworker: Well I meant "think about," not actually blow up.
Roommate: And now you should stop complaining that they still search service members' cars.
Me: Well played. I concede the point.
Tired, but content with the day. Until tomorrow, peeps, tweeps and tumbleeps.
“A Poor Man’s Guide to Finding Social Media Influencers. (TheBuzzBin): ...”
– SocialMedia411
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“There are two kinds of fool. One says, ‘This is old, and therefore...”
– John Brunner, “The Shockwave Rider”
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The start of something big...or at least...
Well, I hope not pretentious. I finally started in with the book. I have it written in my head—hundreds of pages worth. Now I just need to get it all out. It feels weird finally seeing things on pages. It’s exciting, but a little sad. My characters won’t live in me anymore, if that doesn’t sound too strange. They’ll be on their pages, living their lives.
I guess...
Air Force coworker: Hey, if you need something shaved, let me know.
Me: Excuse me?
Air Force coworker: My girlfriend's mom is studying to be something where she waxes and shaves people. She needs guys to practice on, especially.
Me: Umm, I'm good.
Air Force coworker: It's not weird or anything.
Me: Yes, yes it is.
Air Force coworker: I'm not a good salesman, am I?
Oooga booga.
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Getting bearings
So, I’m thinking of the best place to get going with this whole ”pitch social media to the world” project.
The problem is that I have the same conversation at least once a day concerning the question: “What is it you do?”
It’s more than just a chit-chat about the military or being a journalist—though those topics are frequent too. What I’m...
“The quality of any collaborative creative endeavor tends to approach the level...”
– John Gruber, Auteur Theory of Design
Oooh, and there’s an iPhone app for it too. Now I just need that Bluetooth brainwave reader so I don’t have to type anymore ;)
I hope to get a few things up and running in the next few days. There will be a wiki or two to fill out some of the tacit knowledge gaps. Then maybe we can all get into some new things.
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“A leader is best when people barely know he exists. Of a good leader, who speaks...”
– Lao Tzu
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Tacit knowledge
Oh hai.
This will grow into what I hope is an evolving, growing knowledge base for social media.
I am a military journalist, working at the Defense Information School. While I began my stint here as a basic journalism instructor, I have demonstrated some know-how with emerging media and am now the schoolhouse’s emerging media guru/coordinator/strategist guy (“emerging media”...
