Don't get me wrong Adam, part of me is cynical too....I mean serving does that to you....you see a lot of BS, covered in "National Security".....but I also know how careful you do have to be especially in this time....this is still all new to the military as well, the fact that they are even creating something like TroupTube blows me away.....
But one thing I do know from being a soldier....you can always find a way to get your stuff out.... :-) Heath --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Adam Quirk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You're right, we should wait and see. I guess I did jump the gun a bit. > > But my inner cynic has a really strong feeling that this is just more > propaganda and censorship wrapped in a package that says "Internet". > > *Adam Quirk* / Wreck & Salvage <http://wreckandsalvage.com> / > [EMAIL PROTECTED] / +1 551.208.4644 (m) / imbullemhead (aim) > > > > On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 2:37 PM, Heath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Well, since I was in the army, served in a war and now vlog, I guess > > I can chime in with my 2 cents..... > > > > It is my understanding that the Army blocked YT, Myspace and a few > > others on their networks, the reason being the use of bandwith and > > the potential for virus attacks...again this was on the military > > network, no different than my work blocking YT, myspace, facebook > > etc....I mean they do pay me to work not visit the yahoo group.. :-) > > > > I am sure some of it is concern that someone may let something slip > > that is classified, or that something may be shown etc....and to be > > honest I can not blame them....they are in combat....and there are > > very real security issues at stake..... > > > > So the military is making a site avaiable...who knows how it will > > work out, it may be crap, but if a soldier has access to some public > > internet, he could always use that to post videos, and they are still > > allowing them to use the military IP to post blogs, so I am inclined > > to believe that it was just a bandwith and security issue...... > > > > Let's just see before we go all "postal" on the military.... > > > > And to all those that are serving or have family serving....Thank > > you.... > > > > Heath A proud Vet > > > > > > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Adam Quirk" <quirk@> wrote: > > > > > > There are more than 2, and they all seem to be of the "life shure > > is swell" > > > demeanor http://www.trooptube.tv/videos/featured > > > > > > I didn't know that Youtube was blocked by military IPs. That must > > be a very > > > recent thing, because there are a ton of uploaded videos on there > > from our > > > troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. > > > > > > You can't make this out very well without logging in and friending > > her, but > > > in my cousin's facebook profile picture, she wrote the words "I > > Hate Iraq" > > > in the sand with her boot. http://www.facebook.com/profile.php? > > id=47211212 <http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=47211212> > > > > > > That's the sort of thing that probably wouldn't fly on Trooptube. > > > > > > *Adam Quirk* / Wreck & Salvage <http://wreckandsalvage.com> / > > > quirk@ / +1 551.208.4644 (m) / imbullemhead (aim) > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 11:43 AM, Jay dedman <jay.dedman@> wrote: > > > > > > > > It's actually not that bad. > > > > > In a lot of places, when accessing the web from a .mil IP > > address sites > > > > are > > > > > blocked (particularly consistently stateside). YouTube is one > > of the ones > > > > > blocked. ( > > > > > > > > > http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/11/trooptube-restores- streaming- > > video-to-our-nations- finest/<http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/11/trooptube-restores- streaming-video-to-our-nations-finest/> > > > > ) > > > > > So, if you think about it, trooptube is pretty cool - every > > soldier has > > > > > access to a public vid sharing site that is probably going to > > be visited > > > > by > > > > > a higher density of users who care about/ can relate to what > > they're > > > > > posting. It will likely help cut back on the youtube comments > > which lend > > > > > themselves more to douchebaggery than to constructive support. > > > > > I have to give it a thumbs up. > > > > > > > > Interesting that we have 2 widely different views here. > > > > obviously, the proof will be what is actually posted in the month. > > > > So far there are 2 videos. > > > > > > > > Will it be simply "the army is great!"...or will there be > > > > conversation, constructive criticism, and crazy antics that > > soldiers > > > > like to record of themselves. > > > > > > > > jay > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > http://jaydedman.com > > > > 917 371 6790 > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
