Comments on: Building Snowmobiles: Israeli Niv Calderon, Social Media Warriors, and Cyber Tribes

By: headjundi

headjundi — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:55:20 +0000

Yeah, I read that too. Interesting acquisition. Although they could have just used Google Reader and signed on to a few blogs and sites like the rest of us, and do just as well. lol

By: Cannoneer No. 4

Cannoneer No. 4 — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:01:16 +0000

Exclusive: U.S. Spies Buy Stake in Firm That Monitors Blogs, Tweets

“Anything that is out in the open is fair game for collection,”

By: headjundi

headjundi — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:58:53 +0000

Thanks for the stories. The management of these things is interesting. I have found that if the brand drives everybody crazy and gets them excited, then you will have no problems finding leadership to run these cyber tribes. It takes a life of it’s own, and that is the peak of cyber tribe-dom.
Most require lots of work and a strong leader to keep it focused and going forward. Although I tend to think that cyber tribes that are like this have longevity. These types of cyber tribes have solid foundations to build from and appeal to those that appreciate that solid footing.
And if you mix the two, watch out.

By: Cannoneer No. 4

Cannoneer No. 4 — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 02:07:49 +0000

I tried to start a grass roots cyber tribe revolution, but not wanting to be the chief, failed to provide leadership in the hope that autonomous, distributed Strategic Citizens would pick up the ball and run with it. You may be interested in some of the PSYOP Auxiliary posts, specifically Cyber Psycological Operations Foreign Civilian Information Operations Israeli Civilian Irregular Information Defense Group