Social Media Platoon
Yes, the News Platoon portion of our network is still under development (actually we’re beta testing the Tennessee site now), but that doesn’t mean you won’t find any action on our site. In fact, the opposite could be argued.
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News Platoon Announces Social Media Platoon
For far too long the free-market movement online has been categorized as “behind online”. This notion, in my opinion, has always been inaccurate. The free-market movement has never been behind online with regards to social media, technology, and an understanding of the two; Rather, we’ve just lacked the immediate need for mass collaboration in an online environment. Or at least, there was the perception that the need was not imminent.
Well, we love to be the bearer of good news, so let me be the first to officially announce the new Social Media Platoon.
What is the Social Media Platoon?
The Social Media Platoon is a group blog run by a solid lineup of free-market minded eActivists. Each of our share a strong desire to promote accountable representation and a more transparent government via the internet, and the group has a very sound understanding of the online environment.
The purpose of the group is to become a sort of “Mashable.com for conservatives and libertarians” (thanks Allen Fuller for the great quote!). On the site we’ll host the latest social media industry news, updates on tools and technology, helpful guides and “how to’s”, top lists for different social media resources, and much more!
Some of this content will be syndicated through our 50 state News Platoon Network, and all of it will be published via an upcoming feature over at our parent site, the #dontgo Movement.
Our current Platoon of bloggers includes myself (Eric Odom, Allen Fuller, Aaron Marks, Chris Faulkner, Ali Akbar, Michael Martin, Mitch Canter, Ken Marrero, Bill Hobbs, Bradley Hankins, Brian Horn, and a group coming over from the Smart Girls Politics social network.
This is a blog that any social media junkie, or anyone who spends a lot of time in Facebook or Twitter, will want to stay glued to. You can snag the RSS Feed here, or you can sign up for it via the Social Media Platoon blog. We also have the new Google Friend Connect gadget running on our blog, so be sure to join there as well (see lower left sidebar).
And finally, since I know some might be asking, we’re still accepting new authors. If you thrive in the social media realm, watch the tools and technology like a hawk, and want to get in on this, drop us a line here. All you need to do is commit to at least one post per week, and be of a free-market mind/ideology.