Social Media and the Military

Our guest blogger this time is Ralph Mercer who has served for 32 ys in the military and is a passionate advocate for using social media in a military as a non-kinetic tool. Ralph continues to champion the use of social media as a community building and influence tool within the military and helps find ways to use 21st Century [...]

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Technology Update

At IA Inc we are day to day exploring useful utilities to support IA ops and developing concepts to provide force multiplication.
Using the iPhone its possible to remotely manage your radio stations studio output from wherever you might be.

The iPhone and the SPL interface
It Works! We are using it already.
To find out how we can [...]

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Taliban launch new propaganda mouthpiece in southern Afghanistan

Taliban insurgents fighting Afghan and international troops based in Afghanistan have established their propaganda mouthpiece in the southern Ghazni province, locals said. The FM transmitter {reportedly around 88 MHz], according to locals, airs programmes from 7:00pm until 9:00pm (1430-1630 UTC] local time and often broadcasts Taliban anti-government propaganda in Pashtu.
“This radio called itself “Da Shariat Ghag Radio” or [...]

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British troops encouraged to use Twitter Part 2

Following on from a previous post this is reproduced from Mashable…
In contrast to a ban on US Marines from using Twitter (Twitter) and Facebook (Facebook) on the military network, Britain’s Ministry of Defence has told troops they’re free to use social media tools and should apply “common sense” when deciding what to share online.
What’s more, [...]

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Free radios to perk up “untouchables”

PATNA, India (Reuters) – Authorities in eastern India are distributing free radio sets to lower-caste villagers so that they can listen to music and news after a hard day’s work and improve their awareness, officials said Wednesday.
Officials of Bihar state are distributing transistors costing 400 rupees ($8) each among hundreds of “Dalits” or the formerly [...]

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British troops encouraged to use Twitter

British troops are being encouraged by the Ministry of Defence to use Twitter and Facebook to keep in touch with family and friends.
In a “liberalisation” of its social networking policy, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said that British troops are no longer required to seek permission to use the sites but asks personnel to use [...]

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