I realize that this is actually kind of old news (a week or so), but I still felt it was important enough to share with my readers that may not be aware of this feature, and the reason for needing it. Facebook recently enabled the ability to use a persistent secure connection to their servers …

In the early days of social networking (read: 2005) when it was starting to come mainstream, I was a skeptic.  A couple of my friends had MySpace accounts & took great pride in customizing them and distributing their MySpace URLs.  I thought it was a waste of time, and was still sitting behind the privacy curtain …

A couple of days ago, I posted part 1 of my interview with Adm. Allen, Commandant of the Coast Guard, regarding social media.  Below is part 2.

I did an interview in April with Adm. Thad Allen, the 23rd Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, regarding social media & the Coast Guard.  The Coast Guard has been spearheading a move into the world of Web 2.0 and interaction with the public through online outlets, and Adm. Allen has been a prominent part …