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Twitter log from the previous week.

# The more things change... @ckras Work pagers represent the revenge of the pocket protector. 2:00 PM Mar 20th from web

# Canada has their own submarine incident making news today. http://tinyurl.com/cc75bb Hello explosions and sub sightings. NW Passage matters 11:19 AM Mar 20th from web

# RT @NavalInstitute The Crucible: USS Franklin - 19 March 2024 http://blog.usni.org/?p=1789 That is excellent naval blogging. 10:28 AM Mar 20th from web

# We dumped 25,000 gallons of fuel on Iran's front lawn last night. Not good. http://tinyurl.com/dy5em3 9:44 AM Mar 20th from web

# The Navy should reach out to Rachel Maddow, she seems to understand military affairs better than other talking heads on cable. 12:27 AM Mar 20th from web

# @guykawasaki That is very good. That advice isn't really limited to Twitter either, scales very well to social media in general. Well done. 12:13 AM Mar 20th from web in reply to guykawasaki

# NYTimes: The usefulness of Twitter diminishes as the overall volume of updates swells. http://tinyurl.com/c9j9fa More is less; less is more? 11:01 AM Mar 19th from web

# This is a very well done bit of photo journalism on piracy. http://tinyurl.com/cg27fm 4:05 PM Mar 18th from web

# For those who are curious, both of these rumors are true. http://tinyurl.com/ddsrgp I'll tell the rest of the story once its over. 3:59 PM Mar 18th from web

# David Axe has a very good piece on China/India Naval competition http://tinyurl.com/cs8qpn 3:55 PM Mar 18th from web

# Am I being too harsh on Winslow Wheeler? http://tinyurl.com/cc4q4w 3:54 PM Mar 18th from web

# Stavridis in the news everywhere. I still think before he goes to NATO, something will change. 3:53 PM Mar 18th from web

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# The Army doesn't understand branding in social media. Disclaimers and identity are both part of branding, tactics conceded by policies. 2 minutes ago from web

# @NavalWarCollege Unfortunately the links are not working :( Still looks great though. 11:26 AM Mar 13th from web in reply to NavalWarCollege

# @NavalWarCollege RT Spring Review: Looks fantastic. Great line up. 11:22 AM Mar 13th from web in reply to NavalWarCollege

# Blog Post: Farewell SECNAV http://tinyurl.com/bjemgx 7:11 AM Mar 13th from web

# Blog Post: Impeccable Escort and Global Observations. http://tinyurl.com/dzu46b 1:31 AM Mar 13th from web

# Blog Post: Eagle vs Dragon: US Army Combined Arms Center weighs in on recent Navy incident in the South China Sea http://tinyurl.com/d9tzgt 9:37 PM Mar 12th from web

# @subbob Get ready for incoming, I'll make sure everyone sees the piece. 9:22 PM Mar 12th from web in reply to subbob

# @danmintz RT:career govIT staff- This is where consulting has allowed managers flexibility. They take the risks, & wear the costs of failure 9:07 AM Mar 12th from web in reply to danmintz

# Blog Post: DoD comes clean on South China Seas activity (good), and China responds. http://tinyurl.com/b3oppq 11:56 PM Mar 11th from web

# Blog Post: Short analysis of HASC Seapower & Expeditionary Forces Subcommittee hearing on LCS http://tinyurl.com/ac72sn 11:56 PM Mar 11th from web

# Blog Post: Latest pics of USS Independence (LCS 2) http://tinyurl.com/d5czq8 11:42 PM Mar 11th from web

# @kaigani I really enjoyed your post on branding. Well done. 10:21 AM Mar 11th from web

# Analysis of the recent naval incidents off the China coast http://tinyurl.com/alq6c7 1:26 AM Mar 11th from web

# @CalvinFoster Actually, Anne is a good reporter. 1:25 AM Mar 11th from web in reply to CalvinFoster

# @Roger_Pociask What are the odds of a no-fly zone in Darfur given the current breakdown in conditions? 10:52 PM Mar 10th from web in reply to Roger_Pociask

# @fantomplanet The Russians did sink that Chinese trawler a few weeks ago, although Chinese Trawlers have a new reputation this week too... 10:24 PM Mar 10th from web in reply to fantomplanet

# From the Dept. of Duh. Finally an AP military writer weighs in noting Impeccable is a sub hunter. http://tinyurl.com/crfy9z 9:28 PM Mar 10th from web

# @benulfers Tell the truth, and explain why. If you don't do the first, you can't do the second. Strategy must be understood by the masses... 9:21 PM Mar 10th from web in reply to benulfers

# No wonder the Navy is slow to adopt social media, the prerequisite condition of honesty is a bridge too far 6:53 PM Mar 10th from web

# Just be honest. Say "we were monitoring the growing Chinese submarine fleet in international waters with our microphones." Honesty is easy 6:51 PM Mar 10th from web

# Why does the DoD lie to Americans when they don't have to? http://tinyurl.com/c3fzr7 "mapping the ocean bottom" is bull, T-AGOS is not T-AGS 6:49 PM Mar 10th from web

# @LoLoLee Actually a better question is where he is traveling this week 5:04 PM Mar 10th from web in reply to LoLoLee

# @LoLoLee Ask the Admiral what his next assignment will be, and if he will be replacing his former CO a second time... 5:02 PM Mar 10th from web in reply to LoLoLee

# USNI Blog publishes an American classic: NATIONAL POLICY AND THE TRANSOCEANIC NAVY, Samuel P. Huntington http://blog.usni.org/?p=1652 3:44 PM Mar 10th from web

# @deremilitari Great find, Thanks! 2:52 PM Mar 10th from web in reply to deremilitari

# @ChrisAlbon The military treasures that article, his book was published in 1998, that article was published in 1954. 10:40 PM Mar 9th from web in reply to ChrisAlbon

# That is one if not the most influential articles in US Defense Policy history, and it finally goes public. Very cool 10:24 PM Mar 9th from web

# USNI Blog publishes an American classic: NATIONAL POLICY AND THE TRANSOCEANIC NAVY, Samuel P. Huntington http://blog.usni.org/?p=1652 10:23 PM Mar 9th from web

# China claims US Navy survey ship was operating illegal. Based on limited information, China could be right http://tinyurl.com/azu44g 9:24 PM Mar 9th from web

# Navy Photo From Underwear-Gate in the South China Sea http://tinyurl.com/ar3kbb 4:06 PM Mar 9th from web

# Obama Administration Responds to South China Sea Incident With China http://tinyurl.com/afs72k 2:32 PM Mar 9th from web

# The Obama administrations reaction will decide if the USNS Impeccable incident is a serious threat to navigation or an underwear joke. 2:02 PM Mar 9th from web

# Obama Administration Protests Provocative South China Sea Incidents With China (Updated) http://tinyurl.com/afs72k 10:32 AM Mar 9th from web

# Obama Administration Protests South China Sea Incident With China http://tinyurl.com/afs72k 10:01 AM Mar 9th from web

# @CalvinFoster That is actually a pretty good idea. I wonder how big a ship needs to be to support the MK 110 11:48 PM Mar 8th from web in reply to CalvinFoster

# Slow weekend for the Navy... Perhaps I need to blog on social media evangelism and give some experienced advice to the academics 10:04 PM Mar 8th from web

# My latest US Naval Institute article: Zumwalt vs Spruance. How the DDG-1000 makes the Navy look really stupid. http://blog.usni.org/?p=1625 1:31 AM Mar 8th from web

# Example: A major http://soldierblogging.blog... There are several others. 12:05 AM Mar 8th from web

# I see officers looking to soak up social media information for the DoD, and all the consultants out preaching to the DoD ignore those people 12:04 AM Mar 8th from web

# @gCaptain I think the military understands social media technologies just fine. The question is how important is implementation? 12:03 AM Mar 8th from web in reply to gCaptain

@huzzah70 Great point. I completely agree with it. 12:00 AM Mar 8th from web in reply to huzzah70

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Twitter log from the previous week.

# It is interesting how many of those who offer guidance to the DoD regarding new media demonstrate no connectivity w/ DoD new media & blogs 3 minutes ago from web

# How important is it that the military services implement social media technologies? 6 minutes ago from web

# @cheeky_geeky The special sauce is the bureaucracy one finds in large technology projects in government. You confuse progress with crisis about 11 hours ago from web

# @cheeky_geeky your "clay layer creates crisis" analogy is like lifting the bun of a big mac and discovering the special sauce. about 11 hours ago from web

# @cheeky_geeky Most SM consultants are movers whose clients are small budget, nimble organizations that adopt tech quickly for promotions. about 11 hours ago from web in reply to cheeky_geeky

# @mountainrunner Matt you have earned any endorsements you get from people. You're the best kept secret in Government Communications IMO. 3:45 PM Mar 6th from web in reply to mountainrunner

# @nimblebooks Thank you very much. I'm sorry I do not have time to write a book right now though. 3:34 PM Mar 6th from web in reply to nimblebooks

# @kmadams85 Yep. I posted on the subject with a picture of USS Freedom. 3:33 PM Mar 6th from web in reply to kmadams85

# Recruiting 2 Blog Authors for Information Dissemination. Write for the largest Navy social media community online. http://tinyurl.com/d55o5e 2:48 PM Mar 6th from web

# @AFPAA: Tell Gen Chilton new media works for him, via your tweet. Collaborate at http://tinyurl.com/cu6vjw or http://blog.usni.org/?p=1575 1:33 PM Mar 6th from web in reply to AFPAA

# Democracy 2.0 is an example why assumptions in social media are not a substitute for the science of social media. http://tinyurl.com/b9ybfj 1:10 AM Mar 6th from web

# WashingtonTechnology: Navy Web 2.0 For Internal Use http://tinyurl.com/dhsmb7 I think Wiki is the right collaboration model for the Navy. 10:42 PM Mar 5th from web

# @davewiner That's what I get for going open source, I just realized MTC should read MTS. 10:26 PM Mar 5th from web in reply to davewiner

# @davewiner RT: March 1998 - and I was b!tching to anyone who would listen that MTC was the bane of transaction applications. Good times. 10:24 PM Mar 5th from web in reply to davewiner

# @cheeky_geeky where is the "wait list." I just happen to be in DC on those specific days, I'd like to nw w/ the mil/dod folks who show 4:12 PM Mar 5th from web in reply to cheeky_geeky

# @cheeky_geeky is the Gov2.0 barcamp sold out? 3:32 PM Mar 5th from web in reply to cheeky_geeky

# @ChrisAlbon RT: Why You Should Crowdfund David Axe. - Excellent, my thoughts go up tonight and yours fit right in 12:26 PM Mar 5th from web in reply to ChrisAlbon

# @drewconway I would phrase it - PhD is a necessary condition for getting a job as a professional researcher. 11:14 AM Mar 5th from web in reply to drewconway

# @cheeky_geeky SWJ is good. Matt Armstrong=ASIG is incredible in exploiting social media space for new ideas. 10:32 AM Mar 5th from web in reply to cheeky_geeky

# @cheeky_geeky CSBA and CNAS. Several other random individuals. 10:31 AM Mar 5th from web in reply to cheeky_geeky

# @ChrisAlbon RT:Destroyermen. Chris is a natural, but CENTCOM rules make it tough to blog at sea. Chris is great on ID though. 10:29 AM Mar 5th from web in reply to ChrisAlbon

# Bertholf completes Combat System Ship Qualification Trials http://tinyurl.com/ca4v54 2:27 AM Mar 5th from web

# @US_EUCOM When Dr. Martin Cooper called Dr. Joel Engel in April 1973, a NY Times reporter called cell phones a fad unlikely to ever catch on 2:25 AM Mar 5th from web in reply to US_EUCOM

# Observing the Sea Centric Strategic View of Russia http://tinyurl.com/cn6ms7 2:21 AM Mar 5th from web

# @southcomwatch Stavridis is easily the best blogger of the 4 major services. The only blogger outside the CG who is interesting to read. 11:09 PM Mar 4th from web in reply to southcomwatch

# The moral piety of social media comes of age. Terrible argument, Forrester is wrong, but not for this reason. http://tinyurl.com/cpzr3d 4:04 PM Mar 4th from web

# Funny. Forrester promotes "pay per post" profit model for blogging. There are better ways for business to connect http://tinyurl.com/ag4kjt 4:03 PM Mar 4th from web

# @vk999 it was the inability of the rest of their economy to work that made that happen. A lot of reforms since 91 have helped that issue 12:39 PM Mar 4th from web

# @vk999 Military spending did not have a significant impact on the crash of the Soviet Union, that is a popular myth. 12:38 PM Mar 4th from web in reply to vk999

# Russian Economic Stimulus Plan: Nuclear Aircraft Carriers. Amazing, they really are going to do this. http://tinyurl.com/aqgf6p 10:21 AM Mar 4th from web

# Follow the money in Somalia piracy. Really good article. http://tinyurl.com/d6o27e 4:59 PM Mar 3rd from web

# Funny. Chinese Navy tells world, Gulf of Aden is dangerous. Thanks for the tip! http://tinyurl.com/ahxma7 4:54 PM Mar 3rd from web

# Ike Skelton tells the Navy to get screwing around and produce a plan already. http://tinyurl.com/aj9emo 4:52 PM Mar 3rd from web

# @US_EUCOM Thank you. Tip: When the names are there, it is easier to blog the news article because names carry appeal to observers. 9:50 AM Mar 3rd from web in reply to US_EUCOM

# @NavyCS Domestically: Infrastructure recapitalization. Politically: to be a great power again. 9:49 AM Mar 3rd from web in reply to NavyCS

# @chucksimmins I think to building capability is part of the point of sending a ship for them. 8:56 AM Mar 3rd from web in reply to chucksimmins

# @US_EUCOM Re:Noble Manta 09, Why doesn't EUCOM list all the ships and subs by name that participated? 8:54 AM Mar 3rd from web in reply to US_EUCOM

# Update on upcoming South Korean deployment to fight piracy. http://tinyurl.com/bqw6nw 8:53 AM Mar 3rd from web

# @NavyCS Yep, stimulus through defense isn't unique to Russia, the US did it in the 80s. 8:50 AM Mar 3rd from web in reply to NavyCS

# @joshmull They are focused on nuclear capabilities, not UAVs 8:49 AM Mar 3rd from web in reply to joshmull

# @zenpundit They appear to have a pretty smart plan. They know exports to China are gone, but other markets for arms are yet tapped 11:58 PM Mar 2nd from web in reply to zenpundit

# @zenpundit Well, part of the increase is to rebuild their shipbuilding capacity, nuclear ice breakers for oil in arctic, and new warships 11:57 PM Mar 2nd from web in reply to zenpundit

# @ChrisAlbon Yep. Soviet style too. I think manufacturing jobs stimulus is smarter than our own service jobs approach though in this economy 11:39 PM Mar 2nd from web in reply to ChrisAlbon

# 2009 increase is due to weak dollar 11:30 PM Mar 2nd from web

# $29 billion (959 billion rubles) in 2008, $32.5 billion (1.06 trillion rubles) in 2009, and $58.8 billion (1.92 billion rubles) in 2010. 11:30 PM Mar 2nd from web

# Russia Defense Budget: $31 billion (1 trillion rubles) for arms in 2009 compared with less than $3 billion in 1998 11:29 PM Mar 2nd from web

# Putin: Russia will spend over $125 billion (4 trillion rubles) for additional military armaments by 2011 to stimulate economy 11:28 PM Mar 2nd from web

# Russian stimulus plan: manufacture its way out of its economic depression with defense, instead of relying on the financial sector. 11:26 PM Mar 2nd from web

# CNAS is poised to exploit "New Media" in ways other Think Tanks and the DoD aren't ready for. http://tinyurl.com/dbr8rc 12:42 AM Mar 2nd from web

# @jayrosen_nyu This is a topic that you should weigh in on. Your next speaking engagement waiting to happen IMO http://tinyurl.com/c5m9zx 7:54 PM Mar 1st from web

# The Small Wars Journal has a new media must read up, the PDF in this post. http://tinyurl.com/c5m9zx 6:26 PM Mar 1st from web

# @xanderf We need better battery power R&D and Innovation before AIP makes sense for the US. Collins replacement in AUS will give us some exp 6:19 PM Mar 1st from web in reply to xanderf

# @ChrisAlbon The Indian Ocean is the Navy's new map. The Pacific is important, but every maritime problem exists in the Indian Ocean today 11:34 AM Feb 28th from web in reply to ChrisAlbon

# Save money with conventional submarines? http://tinyurl.com/d276kz Yea right, can I see a cost analysis of logistics please? 11:33 AM Feb 28th from web

# This is actually kindof funny. Royal Navy may have to protect Iraqi Navy from pirates? http://tinyurl.com/apazl8 11:29 AM Feb 28th from web

# Norway pondering whether to fight pirates, could send Navy to Somalia http://tinyurl.com/a9tsnv 11:25 AM Feb 28th from web

# India begins building their first aircraft carrier http://tinyurl.com/adnauc 11:25 AM Feb 28th from web

# What Russian Navy wishful thinking looks like http://tinyurl.com/cqxq5t 11:24 AM Feb 28th from web

# Jordan looking to buy small motherships as OPV. http://tinyurl.com/aweyx9 9:58 AM Feb 28th from web

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# @jedpc I fixed the template in my code, was an rss issue, but apparently the broken templates create some back end problem on blogger. 8:12 PM Feb 26th from web in reply to jedpc

# @jedpc Blogger has been tinkering with the backend code of my blog template. Every once in awhile that happens. 8:11 PM Feb 26th from web in reply to jedpc

# @drewconway Which is why when I see over optimistic predictions, which is what the FY10 budget projects in out years... raise red flags. 3:01 PM Feb 26th from web in reply to drewconway

# @drewconway Because fiscal irresponsibility of that magnitude represents a long term, very real existential threat to this country. 1:08 PM Feb 26th from web in reply to drewconway

# Anyone under the age of 40 not seriously concerned about their future is a fool. http://tinyurl.com/ckn48p 11:19 AM Feb 26th from web

# Arm yourself for the 'hard choices' debate when it comes to the DoD. http://tinyurl.com/bp7g3u 12:54 AM Feb 26th from web

# @selil I 'believe' Eucalyptus does, I think Xen would have to be tweaked for interface but should be capable 10:34 PM Feb 24th from web in reply to selil

# @selil would an Eucalyptus model with a custom VM front end work for your purposes? 9:29 PM Feb 24th from web in reply to selil

# @selil I could write an essay on your cloud post. Interesting, but limited application due to requirement of host processor standardization. 4:01 PM Feb 24th from web

# @US_EUCOM The Coast Guard is way ahead of everyone else. Start here and follow the evolution. http://tinyurl.com/5br5jx 1:39 PM Feb 24th from web in reply to US_EUCOM

# @BostonMaggie I ordered from the best: Gambinos! http://tinyurl.com/cdtokq 12:35 PM Feb 24th from web in reply to BostonMaggie

# King Cake at work was a hit, as it is every year. I just wish the people who find the baby every year understood what it means 9:11 AM Feb 24th from web

# hehe spelling is fundamental - Who's next to fight pirates? South Africa http://tinyurl.com/b7j29c 10:33 PM Feb 23rd from web

# Whose next to fight pirates? South Africa http://tinyurl.com/b7j29c 10:32 PM Feb 23rd from web

# @flynavy Don't get caught up in the tools, it is never about a specific tool, rather the function a tool is intend to provide-to communicate 10:03 PM Feb 23rd from web in reply to flynavy

# @flynavy silly brown shoe, new media is about connecting horizontally via any medium. Tools are for enabling access, not the end state. 10:00 PM Feb 23rd from web in reply to flynavy

# @NavyCS Unlikely in this lifetime. 3:49 PM Feb 23rd from web in reply to NavyCS

# @NavalWarCollege Why would you post a link to a subscription website with social media? Its like telling the whole world what they cant read 3:41 PM Feb 23rd from web in reply to NavalWarCollege

# @southcomwatch What are the chances I can get an interview with someone in SOUTHCOM about this? http://tinyurl.com/b43zl3 3:37 PM Feb 23rd from web in reply to southcomwatch

# @flynavy I am very excited to see that there are Navy folks engaged in Social Media. Send me an email sometime and I'll make you famous :) 3:36 PM Feb 23rd from web in reply to flynavy

# ABC News: If Darth Vader drove a boat, it might look like this. http://tinyurl.com/adedy 910:45 AM Feb 23rd from web

# Rising DoD healthcare costs pose an ‘existential’ threat to the nation’s defense posture? http://tinyurl.com/bay9tx 10:31 AM Feb 23rd from web

# @CalvinFoster I'm from Arkansas. Once a hog fan, always a hog fan. Long way from NY 9:47 AM Feb 23rd from web in reply to CalvinFoster

# @AFPAA RT:Navy and Social Media: Advise them to engage. Believe what you say and say what you believe. new media is not a press release. 9:46 AM Feb 23rd from web in reply to AFPAA

# 75000+ DWT ship hijacked while under EU escort off Somalia http://tinyurl.com/b27pb4 9:42 AM Feb 23rd from web

# Arkansas Razorbacks and the US Naval Academy. Two of my favorite topics. http://tinyurl.com/dbtgmy11:06 PM Feb 22nd from web

# India raises defense budget by 34%. Call it the "Mumbai Stimulus!" http://tinyurl.com/ady37a 10:28 PM Feb 22nd from web

# France, Djibouti, and Yemen soon to sign strategic agreement to fight pirates. http://tinyurl.com/bzn78p 10:28 PM Feb 22nd from web

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# Blogspot acting up, can't even see my own blog this morning 8:21 AM Feb 19th from web

# PLA Navy doing good things off Somali coast. Check out the photo album too. http://tinyurl.com/al98q2 9:23 PM Feb 18th from web

# Eisenhower CSG Deploys on Saturday. http://tinyurl.com/dcobc4 9:20 PM Feb 18th from web

# S-3 retired? Not when it can fill existing roles... http://tinyurl.com/d5mrds 9:13 PM Feb 18th from web

# Sexy Navy Picture of the Day... Part 2 http://tinyurl.com/c4eu5b 12:06 AM Feb 18th from web

# Sexy Navy Picture of the Day http://tinyurl.com/be7wzq 12:05 AM Feb 18th from web

# Stratfor speculates PLA Navy Carrier Fleet Plans http://tinyurl.com/aaprr9 12:00 AM Feb 18th from web

# Navy Contracts for Electromagnetic Railgun http://tinyurl.com/d3g5gn 11:52 PM Feb 17th from web

# Yankee Sailor returns. http://www.yankeesailor.us/ 11:51 PM Feb 17th from web

# News of the Wierd: Middle East Edition http://tinyurl.com/b3bhhh Sometimes the news isn't really news at all 10:02 PM Feb 17th from web

# @AFPAA That is very impressive. In social media, that is called "mass" for moving discussion topics. 11:09 AM Feb 17th from web in reply to AFPAA

# Saudi Navy thwarts Pirate attack. http://tinyurl.com/bp477m 12:13 AM Feb 17th from web

# This blog is new, excellent, and worth a look. http://tinyurl.com/bde24x 12:06 AM Feb 17th from web

# European Ballistic Missile Submarines involved in Collision in Mid-Atlantic http://tinyurl.com/crgwf6 11:34 PM Feb 15th from web

# @thomas_wiegold OK that was funny! Clearly they have global reach too 11:02 AM Feb 14th from web in reply to thomas_wiegold

# @BostonMaggie I guess I'm popular with the Czech Army. I dunno, been getting visits from that page. Its all part of my Global Reach Strategy 10:43 AM Feb 14th from web in reply to BostonMaggie

# @southcomwatch This should be your strategic concept http://tinyurl.com/bsmrby This is the rest of my advice http://tinyurl.com/ccmxs2 10:41 AM Feb 14th from web in reply to southcomwatch

# Information Dissemination is linked from a Czech Army unit. http://tinyurl.com/b3kxbv 10:16 AM Feb 14th from web

# @WyldDarkHeart Right on. That is brilliant reporting from Afghanistan. http://tinyurl.com/db29ds 10:12 AM Feb 14th from web in reply to WyldDarkHeart

# @US_EUCOM See Navy.mil for example of corporate style (dropdown), EUCOM is entertainment style (popup). On Navy.mil nothing blocks content 10:10 AM Feb 14th from web in reply to US_EUCOM

# @US_EUCOM Move your mouse around the page and watch everything popup and crowd the screen. You dont want that stuff blocking your content 9:04 AM Feb 14th from web

# @US_EUCOM content is king, so youre good there. Everything is a pop-up though. You already have a dynamic page without all the popups. 9:03 AM Feb 14th from web in reply to US_EUCOM

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# @southcomwatch No. @ChrisAlbon was on Kearsarge with my fav Commodore, Capt Ponds, who btw talks naval soft power better than anyone IMO about 7 hours ago from web in reply to southcomwatch

# I'm such a displaced homer. Send your blue chip son or daughter. http://tinyurl.com/baxcxb about 7 hours ago from web

# Andrew Sullivan has it exactly right, which makes it a bad idea when Obama follows Bush's example. http://bit.ly/NGaLm @davewiner about 8 hours ago from web

# Whoever created this has a great sense of humor. http://tinyurl.com/d2zz3m "dirty clothes" replies "a $88,893 tax cut". I guess it does work about 8 hours ago from web

# @jayrosen_nyu I guess it works, if a $7,554 tax cut can't solve that problem, it is clearly a you problem.... just saying. about 8 hours ago from web in reply to jayrosen_nyu

# Government spending more than ever to retain jobs, yet the industry dependent upon government spending gets none. http://tinyurl.com/dkf5e9 about 8 hours ago from web

# Why the Littoral Combat Ship cannot do the pirate mission off Somalia, and the Navy proves it with pictures. http://tinyurl.com/dy38or about 9 hours ago from web

# Spanish Navy foils pirate attack off Somalia. No prisoners taken, EUNAVFOR avoids capturing pirates, except France http://tinyurl.com/dlxvzp about 12 hours ago from web

# ADM Blair: Economy greatest threat to US. I couldn't agree more, global depression could turn very violent. http://tinyurl.com/ce4mww 3:07 PM Feb 12th from web

# No question about it, the Visby is sexy. http://tinyurl.com/ccsgks 2:26 PM Feb 12th from web

# @southcomwatch Yes, hire Chris Albon to come and blog with the Captain. http://warandhealth.com/ Capt Bob was excellent on Mercy last year. 1:48 PM Feb 12th from web in reply to southcomwatch

# ADM Stavridis needs to get a Navy Command this year so it will leave no doubt he should be the next CNO. http://tinyurl.com/dgmzt2 12:34 PM Feb 12th from web

# These standoffs are getting more and more common, one spark and we will see a war in SE Asia. http://tinyurl.com/cf23nt 9:41 AM Feb 11th from web

# It probably won't help my reputation among the Admirals to leak an email from the CNO to the press. http://tinyurl.com/cj5fmb 12:04 AM Feb 11th from web

# I'm feeling edgy tonight. 2700+ words in an hour of sting and burn in defense of the Coasties. Someone has to say it. Many won't like it. 9:28 PM Feb 10th from web

# Gordon Chang is a smart guy, but he doesn't understand it really is a coalition of the willing under another name. http://tinyurl.com/auzqez 4:49 PM Feb 10th from web

# DoD "propaganda" spending=$4.7 bil http://tinyurl.com/ajkerq China "propaganda" spending=45 bil RMB ($6.58 bil) http://tinyurl.com/bwdsck 12:30 PM Feb 10th from web

# F-35, F-18s, DDG-51s, and Army FSC are DoD programs named facing budget cuts. Tony Capaccio is one of the best IMO http://tinyurl.com/ajregu 9:52 AM Feb 10th from web

# @deremilitari The submarine standoff between China and India is interesting. All we are learn is that the submarine alleged was not Indian. 9:05 AM Feb 10th from web in reply to deremilitari

# Russian arms sales were $8.35 billion in 2008, 2nd highest in the world. US arms sales were #1. http://tinyurl.com/d68mq9 9:03 AM Feb 10th from web

# Harvard International Review tackles the tricky legal questions of Somali piracy. http://tinyurl.com/dkjksg 10:38 PM Feb 9th from web

# The French SSBN Le Triomphant hit 'something' breaking the sonar dome. When SSBNs ram stuff, that's not good. http://tinyurl.com/bohsco 8:38 PM Feb 9th from web

# The Feb 6 Office of Naval Intelligence mariner warning lists MV STEVE ERWIN in with the pirates. See video why http://tinyurl.com/bfqc6e 2:51 PM Feb 9th from web

# The CG blogosphere is small? Fooled me, one post about weight issues for Guardians and WHAM! 44 comments in 6 hrs! http://tinyurl.com/bjespj 2:16 PM Feb 9th from web

# VMM-263 will send 10 MV-22s on the Bataan ESG deployment this spring. http://tinyurl.com/b6tzkw 1:20 PM Feb 9th from web

# Austal USA released details and a nice web tour of the new JHSV. Pretty slick web marketing IMO. http://tinyurl.com/a9nu84 12:45 PM Feb 9th from web

# I think CG Adm Blore offered me a job, see page 5. http://tinyurl.com/dhm7af (PDF) He probably can't afford me, but options are always good. 12:34 PM Feb 9th from web

# US EUCOM website got a facelift. Not very user friendly or clean with code IMO. I'm not impressed. http://tinyurl.com/cfnxv3 10:56 AM Feb 9th from web

# USNI Proceedings Magazine takes on the issue of the Navy and the Navy blogosphere. http://tinyurl.com/bkcl7d 10:29 AM Feb 9th from web

# The Politico does Navy shipbuilding. http://tinyurl.com/b45cum 10:12 AM Feb 9th from web

# There appears to be a quiet naval blockade against Iran taking place in the Mediterranean Sea. http://tinyurl.com/bqwewy 9:51 AM Feb 9th from web

# @deremilitari His Defense Meltdown paper on the Navy is 6 pages, not enough intellectual rigor to support his theories IMO. 9:40 AM Feb 9th from web in reply to deremilitari

# @deremilitari Lind's a 4GW war theorist claiming submarines can control the sea? Like how tanks control cities and F-22s passify villages? 9:38 AM Feb 9th from web in reply to deremilitari

# Boeing drops F-18 price again: $49.9 million per plane. JSF will run $65 mil;ion per plane and is $69 billion over budget... so far. 8:38 AM Feb 9th from web

# Microsoft defends Paris? "Conficker" virus grounds French Navy Fighters. http://tinyurl.com/bbku57 8:24 AM Feb 9th from web

# The North Korea and Iran missile/satellite launch news has made the case for missile defense with Europe and Asia better than Bush ever did. 1:55 AM Feb 9th from web

# Looks like 2009 will be another good year for Russian submarines (link is French language) http://tinyurl.com/djlt5t 1:14 AM Feb 9th from web

# The good folks at MSCHOA (http://www.mschoa.org/) denied my registration request. Good, it means someone is standing watch at the door. 1:12 AM Feb 9th from web

# @zenpundit By that definition, ID is tribe. http://is.gd/iSoD is a link cased in gold. 12:17 AM Feb 9th from web in reply to zenpundit

# Anyone have an OOB for the RAN and KIWI annual Fleet Concentration Period (FCP-09)? 8:59 PM Feb 8th from web

# The Indonesian Navy is deploying KRI Diponegoro (365) to Lebanon on 9th February for a 6 month UNIFIL tour. 5:02 PM Feb 8th from web

# HMS Grimsby (M108) and HMS Pembroke (M107) will replace HMS Blyth (M111) and HMS Walney (M104) later this month. 5:01 PM Feb 8th from web

# HMS Argyll (F231) and USS Laboon (DDG 58) have joined SNMG2 4:58 PM Feb 8th from web

# FS Tonnerre (L9014) and FS La Motte-Picquet (D 645) will be part of the Bataan ESG Composite Training Unit Exercise Feb 3-27 4:57 PM Feb 8th from web

# HMCS Winnipeg heading to South Korea to join 7th Flt CSG, then will meet SNMG1 in Indian Ocean. 4:55 PM Feb 8th from web

# Facebook vs Twitter, Twitter wins. FB is for people looking for that ex-girlfriend from High School, Twitter is about current information. 11:02 AM Feb 8th from web

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Twitter Added to Blog

I've added Twitter to the blog. Basically, 140 characters allows me to note little stuff I can always look up later. I will probably use TinyURL for links, and will add a Twitter comment thread every week and update the link so people can add comments regarding Twitter discussions. The Twitter comment thread will follow the 5th Fleet Order of Battle post I already run every week.

Warning. I am looking into a bunch of different technologies, indeed last weekend was great fun looking into another new technology, but I have a feeling I made an ass of myself in the process. Have not been able to verify yet, but it might be real bad, as I was poorly prepared and when someone prepares the wrong way for something new, sometimes the results show it.

We'll have to wait and see, but either way I intend to continue to try evolving the blog, and while Facebook looks like a way for me to meet all kinds of people I knew 10 years ago and have no interest in talking to, Twitter looks like a way to note current events without having to blog it.

There will be other technologies as well, just giving my readers a heads up everything is trial by fire, I'm sure to crash and burn a few times trying new things. I'm good for it, please be patient when you see smoke, and you won't hurt my feelings with the criticism, no one is as critical of myself as I am.