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		<title>Social Networks May Help Iranian Protesters</title>
		<link>http://theblackvector.com/2009/06/15/social-networks-may-help-iranian-protesters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:01:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well the elections in Tehran have once again highlighted the use of Social Networking on the world stage. I can&#8217;t help but wonder how much of a non-story this would be if it was not for the fact there are people on social networks providing the world information in real time. In discussing Iranians taking [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theblackvector.com&amp;blog=6886957&amp;post=196&amp;subd=blackvector&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>AF Social Media Handbook Online</title>
		<link>http://theblackvector.com/2009/04/14/af-social-media-handbook-online/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Air Force has released its Social Media handbook and video on how the Air Force is encouraging its members to use Social Media. The handbook made its debut at the 2009 AF Public Affairs Leadership Development Seminar in Herndon, VA. It was quite the hit, and the handbook has started to make its way around [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theblackvector.com&amp;blog=6886957&amp;post=172&amp;subd=blackvector&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Protest Organized On Twitter: Why PA Needs To Engage in SN</title>
		<link>http://theblackvector.com/2009/04/09/protest-organized-on-twitter-why-pa-needs-to-engage-in-sn/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:38:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>blackvector</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Change]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reading  a  CNN Story on Protests in Moldova, which was Twitter orchestrated, it is clear more than ever the Department of Defense&#8217;s Public Affairs capability must be plugged into Social Networking (SN). Not because SN is the latest and greatest way to communicate, I would argue it does not replace face-to-face communication, but because SN is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theblackvector.com&amp;blog=6886957&amp;post=139&amp;subd=blackvector&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Social Media is a Buzz Word</title>
		<link>http://theblackvector.com/2009/04/07/social-media-is-a-buzz-word/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:20:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>blackvector</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Public Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communicate]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been in the field of Public Affairs for 20 years and in that time I have seen several changes to processes and methods, yet I remain to see one thing constant:  the job of PA/PR firms is to communicate. Lately I have seen many Social Media Experts on Twitter and FaceBook and other [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theblackvector.com&amp;blog=6886957&amp;post=130&amp;subd=blackvector&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What If Everyone Could Document Combat?</title>
		<link>http://theblackvector.com/2009/03/31/what-if-everyone-could-document-combat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:05:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>blackvector</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Multimedia Use]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Visual documentation (VDOC) of combat operations is an integral part of operations to ensure documentation of the entire scope of U.S. military activities during wartime operations, contingencies,  joint exercises and other events involving the DoD Components having significant national interest. According to Dept of Defense Instruction 5040.4. This is the role of combat camera. It [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theblackvector.com&amp;blog=6886957&amp;post=108&amp;subd=blackvector&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Rumor of C-17 crash on CNN &#8212; The Need for PAs on Twitter</title>
		<link>http://theblackvector.com/2009/03/24/rumor-of-c-17-crash-on-cnn-the-need-for-pas-on-twitter/</link>
		<comments>http://theblackvector.com/2009/03/24/rumor-of-c-17-crash-on-cnn-the-need-for-pas-on-twitter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:03:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>blackvector</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://theblackvector.com/?p=102</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ I do not believe one can over state the need to be plugged in to what is going on around you. We need to have a constant situational awareness so that in the event something happens, we can interact with it, not just react to it.  As I was busy crunching numbers today, I saw a pop up on [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theblackvector.com&amp;blog=6886957&amp;post=102&amp;subd=blackvector&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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